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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Michigan 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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$3,020$2,818 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,166 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $3,020

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
$3,467.37
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
12 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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$3,162

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.