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

Kentucky 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$48.98$44.67 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$47.86 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $45 to $126Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $41 to $68
$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $49

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
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
6 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
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.91
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

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$48.98

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.