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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Washington, DC 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?

$2,042

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $4,074.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $2,042

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$2,042

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.