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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Florida 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $10,000 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$2,951$1,995 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,000$3,715 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $437 to $4,786
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000professional $2,951

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
$776.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,803.84
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$25,118.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$22,908.68
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$3,020

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.