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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Alaska rates for HCPCS L5671

Addition to lower extremity, below knee (BK)/above knee (AK) suspension locking mechanism (shuttle, lanyard, or equal), excludes socket insert

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$537$355 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$191 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,023Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,445
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $363professional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $537 · 12th of 51
HI $977DE $275

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.