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Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L8400

Prosthetic sheath, below knee (BK), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$10.96$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.85 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10$20$50facility $26professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$12.88

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.