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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Massachusetts 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?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$3,236 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,399 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,318Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $18,621
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $4,365

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
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,079.46
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$4,169

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.