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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 July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $25,119 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$4,074$3,631 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25,119$14,791 to $32,359

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,119 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $38,905Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $7,586
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $25,119professional $4,074

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
$2,344.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 18th 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.