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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Iowa 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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,169$2,754 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$4,786 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $22,387Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $8,511
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,607professional $4,169

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
$4,265.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$20,417.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $4,266 · 11th of 51
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.