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Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8400

Prosthetic sheath, below knee (BK), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Sheath, Below Knee cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$17.38$13.18 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.59 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20facility $14professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
14 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
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$16.98

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.