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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 20808

Emergency microsurgery to reattach a hand that has been completely cut off at or near the wrist. Bone is fixed first, then arteries and veins are reconnected under a microscope to restore blood flow, followed by repair of nerves, tendons, and muscles. It is a lengthy operation followed by prolonged hand therapy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$9,772

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,233 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10,233$3,802 to $16,218
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$4,571 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $21,380Professionalmedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $20,417
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $10,233

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$20,417.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$22,908.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $9,772 · 3rd of 51
WI $10,000DE $3,890

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.