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Bone And Skin Transfer From A Foot Bone

Virginia 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,090$2,754 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$3,236 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $15,488Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $3,090

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,302.69
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
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
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$3,090

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.