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Below-Knee Back Check, Extension Control

Vermont rates for HCPCS L5686

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $50.12.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $36 to $54Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $33 to $60
$50$100$200facility $45professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Vermont· 48th of 51

$35.48

HI $81.28FL $33.11

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.