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Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve

Arkansas rates for HCPCS L5685

Addition to lower extremity prosthesis, below knee (BK), suspension/sealing sleeve, with or without valve, any material, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$87.10 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$100 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $87 to $186Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $72 to $178
$50$100facility $100professional $135

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
2 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
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Montana than in Florida. 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$135

MT $158FL $72.44

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.