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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$2,754$2,570 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,905 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $2,754

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,022.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
10 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
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$2,818

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.