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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 October 2026.

How much does Exchange Of One External Frame Strut cost?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,905 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,148 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $30 to $2,884
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,344

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 22nd of 51

$2,344

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.