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Removal of an External Fixator Under Anesthesia

Virginia rates for HCPCS 20694

Takes off an external fixation frame — the metal scaffold outside the limb that is held to the bone by pins or wires — once the bone underneath has healed enough to do without it. It is done in an operating room under an anesthetic, because drawing pins out of bone is painful and the pin wounds need cleaning. The small openings are dressed and close over in the following weeks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an External Fixator Under Anesthesia cost?

$676

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $2,570.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,370Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $631

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
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$676

NJ $5,370MD $269

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.