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Removal of an External Fixator Under Anesthesia

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$603

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $741.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,950Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $794
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $603

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
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 14th of 51

$603

AK $1,479UT $302

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.