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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

New Jersey 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 5 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$302$269 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$219 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $219 to $603Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $234 to $603
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $302

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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 Jersey· 47th of 51

$302

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.