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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Nebraska 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?

$6,607

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,166 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 6 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$6,166$3,548 to $8,511
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $21,878Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $20,893
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $6,166

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,892.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$12,022.64
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,232.93

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $6,607 · 10th of 51
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.