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Upper Facial Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8043

Upper facial prosthesis, provided by a nonphysician

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Facial Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$3,388$2,692 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,455 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,631Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,715
$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $3,388

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
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
19 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 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· 17th of 51

$3,388

HI $4,898DC $2,399

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.