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Bone And Skin Transfer From The Hip

Louisiana 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?

$3,802

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$3,162 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,820 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $3,715

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
$724.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
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
$1,819.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$3,802

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.