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Prosthetic Sheath/Sock with Gel Cushion, Below or Above Knee

Connecticut rates for HCPCS L8417

Prosthetic sheath/sock, including a gel cushion layer, below knee (BK) or above knee (AK), each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prosthetic Sheath/Sock with Gel Cushion, Below or Above Knee cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$54.95$42.66 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$50.12 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $50 to $110Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $37 to $59
$50$100$200facility $81professional $55

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
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
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
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Kansas 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· 33rd of 51

$54.95

KS $107DE $38.90

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.