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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Michigan 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,738 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$4,074 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,754Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,467
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $2,188

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$2,291

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.