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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 July 2026.

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

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $51.29.

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 $49Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $35 to $51
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $40.74 · 25th 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.