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Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control

Ohio 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 8 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$38.02$33.88 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$54.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $34 to $120Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $31 to $72
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $72professional $38

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $38.90 · 28th 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.