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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Maine 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?

$2,399

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $3,311Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,802
$2K$5Kfacility $3,311professional $2,399

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
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd of 51

$2,399

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.