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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Iowa 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 7 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$513$302 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$501 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,660Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $288 to $871
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $617professional $513

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $513 · 14th 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.