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Auricular Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8045

Auricular prosthesis, provided by a nonphysician

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Auricular Prosthesis, Provided by a Nonphysician cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 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 $2,239 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$3,162$1,738 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,380 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,162Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $3,162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KM · Facial prosthesis, new mold
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KN · Facial prosthesis, prior mold
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
11 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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$3,162

WI $3,715KY $1,778

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.