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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Alabama 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 4 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$4,169$3,631 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,884 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,120Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $7,586
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,715professional $4,169

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $4,074 · 46th 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.