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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 October 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$7,943

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,318 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$8,318$6,607 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,311 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $24,547Professionalmedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $30,200
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $8,318

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
$3,548.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,748.98
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$36,307.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,715.19
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
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$7,943

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.