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Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve

Iowa 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$105 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$155 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $105 to $724Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $78 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $155

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
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
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$155

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.