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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

South Dakota 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,079 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 7 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$7,079$3,981 to $8,710
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$4,571 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $9,550Professionalmedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $10,965
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $7,079

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,912.51
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$6,918

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.