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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Florida 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 October 2026.

How much does Exchange Of One External Frame Strut cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,288 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$851 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$1,585

AK $7,244DE $1,514

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.