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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Nebraska 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?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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$5,623$4,571 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$3,162 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $25,119Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $20,417
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $5,623

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
$2,454.71
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$39,810.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$20,417.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$36,307.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,760.83
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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$5,888

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.