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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,012$4,074 to $8,710
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,266 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $16,982Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $31,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $5,012

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
$2,630.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$30,199.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 21st 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.