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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Mississippi 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,512$1,660 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$490 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,570Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,388
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $2,512

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 31st of 51

$2,042

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.