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Bone And Skin Transfer From The Hip

New Mexico 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,089 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,333Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,898
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 25th of 51

$3,715

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.