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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Delaware 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?

$3,802

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,802 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,802$3,548 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,631 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $3,802

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
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,623.41
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
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$3,802

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.