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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 October 2026.

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

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$794$457 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,311Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $398 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $794

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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
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
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$794

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.