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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Rhode Island 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$295 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$871 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,380Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $275 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,096professional $355

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
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$380

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.