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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Indiana 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $13,490 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,570 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,490$3,981 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $31,623Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,490professional $3,162

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
$2,344.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$17,378.01
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$34,673.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 26th of 51

$3,467

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.