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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Maryland 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?

$4,169

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $4,677.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $617 to $18,621Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $4,074

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$4,169

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.