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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Arm cost?

$2,818

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $4,169.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $25,704Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $5,623
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $4,074professional $2,818

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$2,818

CA $9,772KY $2,630

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.