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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Rhode Island 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?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,495$4,677 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$1,549 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $22,387Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $5,495

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
3 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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$5,495

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.