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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

New Jersey 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$1,995$1,660 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,259 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,995

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$1,995

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.