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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Rhode Island 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?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,236$2,951 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$1,549 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $22,387Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $3,236

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
3 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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$3,236

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.