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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Oregon 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?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$2,818 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,239 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,898Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,012
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $3,388

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
$5,128.61
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,128.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,309.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
2 more rates 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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$3,388

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.