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Reattachment Of A Severed Arm

Tennessee 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$2,754 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,266 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $16,982Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $21,380
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $3,388

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
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$30,199.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 18th of 51

$3,981

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.