go back

Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Georgia 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$575$407 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$380 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,570Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,514
$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $575

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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
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
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
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
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$575

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.