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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 20972

A segment of one of the long bones of the foot, together with the skin and soft tissue over it, is moved to another part of the body to rebuild a defect. Its blood vessels are joined to vessels at the new site under a microscope so that the transferred bone and skin keep their own blood supply.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone cost?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$3,467$2,951 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,512 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $9,120Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $3,467

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
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
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 19.5 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$3,467

AK $11,482TX $589

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.