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Replacement Socket, Shoulder or Interscapular-Thoracic

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L6885

Replacement socket, shoulder disarticulation/interscapular thoracic, molded to patient model, for use with or without external power

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement Socket, Shoulder or Interscapular-Thoracic cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,455 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,951 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,311
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $3,162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$20,417.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$30,902.95

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Hawaii than in Nebraska. 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· 13th of 51

$3,162

HI $7,413NE $1,660

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.