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Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control

Minnesota 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$69.18$57.54 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$69.18 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $59 to $562Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $50 to $81
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $120professional $69

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $69.18 · 4th 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.