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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Iowa 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?

$6,166

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,166 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 7 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$6,166$3,981 to $8,710
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$6,166 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $22,387Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $14,125
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,943professional $6,166

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
$5,011.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,964.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$6,166

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.