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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

New York 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$2,344 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,090 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $2,630

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
$2,238.72
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,025.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
15 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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$707.95
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where New York 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.

New York· 44th of 51

$2,630

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.