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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Montana 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$2,818$2,089 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,754 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,715Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,236professional $2,818

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$2,818

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.