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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 20802

Emergency microsurgery to reattach an arm that has been completely cut off, at a level between the shoulder and the elbow. The surgeon fixes the bone first, then reconnects arteries and veins under a microscope to restore blood flow, and repairs nerves, muscles, and tendons. It is a long operation followed by months of rehabilitation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Arm cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $10,965 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$3,631 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,965$4,365 to $21,878

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $27,542Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $4,266

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 20.0 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$4,266

AK $11,220TX $562

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.