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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$2,818 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $13,490Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $8,913
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $4,266

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$20,892.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$4,467

WI $7,413KY $2,692

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.