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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Maryland 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$316$288 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$417 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $380 to $977Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $263 to $513
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $457professional $316

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $316 · 42nd 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.