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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Missouri 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?

$4,898

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$5,012$4,169 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,138 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $15,136Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $16,982
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $5,012

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
$2,511.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
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
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$4,898

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.