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Bone And Skin Transfer From The Hip

Colorado rates for HCPCS 20970

A block of bone taken from the rim of the hip, together with the skin and soft tissue lying over it, is moved to another part of the body to rebuild a defect. The small blood vessels of the transferred tissue are stitched to vessels at the new site under a microscope, so the bone and skin stay alive.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone And Skin Transfer From The Hip cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,890$3,311 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,882$5,012 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,882professional $3,890

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
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$4,266

AK $11,482TX $603

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.