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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Louisiana 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 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$3,467$2,570 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,512 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,804Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,898
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,467professional $3,467

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
$933.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $3,467 · 22nd 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.