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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Connecticut 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$380$288 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$380 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $661Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $275 to $447
$500$1Kfacility $468professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
2 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
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$380

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.