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Below Elbow Prosthesis, Switch Control

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L6930

Below elbow, external power, self-suspended inner socket, removable forearm shell, Otto Bock or equal switch, cables, two batteries and one charger, switch control of terminal device

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Below Elbow Prosthesis, Switch Control cost?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$4,677$4,365 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$4,677 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $13,183Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $4,677
$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $4,677

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$4,677

SD $10,000DE $3,890

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.