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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Michigan 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 Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$339 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$380 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,630Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $295 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $447

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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
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
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
1 more rate 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
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 23rd 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.