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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Indiana 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?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,898 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,898$3,890 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$5,129 to $23,988

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $31,623Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $7,413
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,804professional $4,898

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
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$30,199.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,183.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 26th of 51

$5,129

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.