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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Georgia 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?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 5 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$5,012$4,074 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,890 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $11,749Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $8,511
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $5,012

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
$4,073.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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.

Georgia· 19th of 51

$5,248

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.