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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Rhode Island 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$1,950 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$631 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,981Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $2,239

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$2,239

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.