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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 October 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$8,128

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,128 from a physician practice, and about $9,550 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$8,128$6,166 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,550$5,888 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $28,184Professionalmedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $10,965
$100$1K$10Kfacility $9,550professional $8,128

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
$4,265.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$33,113.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,715.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$33,113.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,511.38
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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$8,128

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.