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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

North Dakota 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?

$7,244

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,413 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,413$6,166 to $8,128
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$3,890 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $8,511Professionalmedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $9,333
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $7,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,943.28
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$7,244

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.