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Reattachment Of A Severed Forearm

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 20805

Emergency microsurgery to reattach an arm that has been completely severed below the elbow. Bone is stabilized first, then the arteries, veins, nerves, tendons and muscles are repaired under magnification so blood flow, movement and feeling can return. It is a long operation and is followed by months of therapy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Forearm cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $8,913 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$4,786$4,365 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,913$3,311 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $26,915Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,913professional $4,786

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$33,113.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
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
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 20.4 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.

New Hampshire· 19th of 51

$4,786

AK $13,183TX $646

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.