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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 9 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 $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,818 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $676 to $21,878Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $6,918
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,012professional $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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,128.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54
11 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
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$4,074

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.