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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 20697

Replaces a single strut on an external frame that is already in place. Imaging is included, and the adjustment is computer-assisted. The charge applies once for each strut exchanged.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange Of One External Frame Strut cost?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,291$1,950 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$4,677 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $2,291

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 8th of 51

$3,236

CA $6,310KY $1,660

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.