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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Nevada 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?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $7,762 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$4,074$3,802 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,762$4,571 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $15,849Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $6,310
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $4,074

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
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
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$4,266

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.