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Metatarsal Joint Implant

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L8641

Metatarsal joint implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Metatarsal Joint Implant cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$251$204 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$219 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $214 to $603Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $200 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $251

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
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
5 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
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Montana than in New York. 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· 49th of 51

$251

MT $589NY $174

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.