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Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee

Alabama rates for HCPCS L8400

Prosthetic sheath, below knee (BK), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $19.05.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $16Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20facility $14professional $11

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
5 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$12.02

HI $31.62DE $10.47

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.