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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 July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 5 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$4,677$3,715 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,981 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $16,596Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,710
$100$1K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $4,677

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 28th of 51

$4,786

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.