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

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8417

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$40.74 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$40.74 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $41 to $115Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $39 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $45

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.7 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$47.86

KS $107DE $39.81

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.