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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$6,166

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $14,125 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$5,495$4,571 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14,125$9,550 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,125 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $24,547Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $8,710
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $14,125professional $5,495

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$6,166

AK $15,849TX $776

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.