go back

Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Louisiana 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 6 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$380$295 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$447 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,175Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $282 to $575
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $562professional $380

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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $398 · 28th 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.