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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

New Hampshire 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$417$295 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$550 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $380 to $741Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $275 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $603professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
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
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 28th of 51

$417

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.