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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Minnesota 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?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$5,623$4,266 to $7,762
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,715 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $17,783Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $10,471
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $5,623

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$31,622.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,481.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$5,623

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.