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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Hawaii 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 Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $2,884.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,236
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $1,905

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 37th 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.