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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Maryland 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?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $2,291.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $123 to $2,042Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,311
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $1,995

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$1,995

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.