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Replacement Socket, Above Elbow or Elbow Disarticulation

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L6884

Replacement socket, above elbow/elbow disarticulation, molded to patient model, for use with or without external power

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement Socket, Above Elbow or Elbow Disarticulation cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$1,995 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$2,089 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$2,138

HI $4,677DC $1,479

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.