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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

New Jersey 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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 5 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$4,169$3,802 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$5,888 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $16,982Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $11,220
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $4,169

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$77,624.71
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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.

New Jersey· 36th of 51

$4,365

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.