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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 $5,623 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$4,786 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,802 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $12,303Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,710
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,892.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,918.31
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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th 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.