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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Maine 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$3,548$3,162 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$2,692 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,079Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $3,548

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
12 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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$3,548

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.