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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Kentucky 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$331$288 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$331 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $331 to $977Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $282 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$331

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.