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Ring Frame Fixation of a Broken Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 20692

Applies an external frame that holds a broken or deformed bone from outside the limb, with pins and wires passing through the skin into the bone in several different directions. The rings and rods are then locked together so the bone is supported without a plate inside. It is used for severe or contaminated fractures, bone loss, infection, and for gradually straightening or lengthening a bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ring Frame Fixation of a Broken Bone cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $5,370.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,570
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $1,318

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,738

IN $29,512WV $1,096

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.