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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

North Carolina 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$3,090$2,630 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,754 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $14,791Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $7,079
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $3,090

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$23,442.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3,162 · 28th 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.