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Exchange Of One External Frame Strut

Wyoming 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?

$2,754

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,311Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $2,818

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 16th of 51

$2,754

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.