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Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve

Connecticut 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$93.33$74.13 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$100 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $186Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $72 to $105
$100$200facility $138professional $93

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
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
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$93.33

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.