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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

South Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 7 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$355$309 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$309 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $871Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $269 to $550
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $437professional $355

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $363 · 31st 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.