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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Maryland 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?

$2,884

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $3,311.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $617 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $2,818

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,888.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$2,884

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.