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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

New York 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 York, 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 $3,311 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,738 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,660 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $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
$1,995.26
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$13,803.84
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,413.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,466.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where New York 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 York· 34th 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.