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

North Carolina 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$52.48 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$50.12 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $26 to $68Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $44 to $69
$50$100facility $50professional $69

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
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
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$69.18

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.