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Below-Knee Suspension/Sealing Sleeve

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $115 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$93.33$79.43 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$100 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $79 to $234Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $72 to $126
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $115professional $93

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$446.68
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
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
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd 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.