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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 October 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$398$302 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$457 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,175Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $275 to $575
$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $398

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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$457

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.