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Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee

Connecticut rates for HCPCS L8400

Prosthetic sheath, below knee (BK), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$10.47 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.45 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14
$10$20$50facility $20professional $13

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
4 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
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.10

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$13.49

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.