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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 October 2026.

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

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$355$309 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$380 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $309 to $977Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $288 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $355

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
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
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
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
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
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$355

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.