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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Louisiana 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?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,898 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$4,898$3,802 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,512 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,804Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $7,244
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $4,898

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
$933.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 35th of 51

$4,467

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.