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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$288 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$380 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,585Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $398

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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$977.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
4 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$398

AK $1,023DE $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.