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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Indiana 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 Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,630 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$3,981 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $29,512Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,318professional $3,162

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
$1,380.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 27th 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.