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Reattachment Of A Severed Forearm

South Dakota 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?

$6,310

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,310 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,310$5,248 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,981 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $6,607Professionalmedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $8,913
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $6,310

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
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$26,915.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$22,387.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,760.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,912.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$6,310

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.