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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $427 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$316 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$380 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $912Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $275 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $417

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
4 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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th 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.