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Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee

West 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 July 2026.

How much does Suspension Locking Mechanism, Below-Knee or Above-Knee cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$316$295 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$295 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $692Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $295 to $447
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $316

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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,467.37
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$316

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.