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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 July 2026.

How much does Exchange Of One External Frame Strut cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$3,090$1,950 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$3,020 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $4,266Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $3,090

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$3,090

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.