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Adjusting an External Bone Fixation Frame

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 20693

An operation under anesthesia to adjust or rebuild the external frame that holds broken or realigned bones in position from outside the skin. New pins, wires, rings, or connecting bars may be added, moved, or exchanged. It is done when the frame needs reconfiguring during treatment rather than at the original placement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Adjusting an External Bone Fixation Frame cost?

$427

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $1,413.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $427

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
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 52.5 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$427

IN $22,387WV $427

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.