go back

Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control

Montana 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 5 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$60.26$37.15 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$56.23 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $46 to $89Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $20 to $138
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $60

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77

Where Montana 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.

Montana $61.66 · 10th 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.