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Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L5686

Addition to lower extremity, below knee (BK), back check (extension control)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 6 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$33.88$31.62 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$29.51 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $46
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $45professional $34

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $33.88 · 48th of 51
HI $81.28OK $31.62

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.