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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

South Dakota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 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$692$589 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$550 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,549Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $871
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $776professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $692 · 4th 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.