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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Texas 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$741$372 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$3,981 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $20,417Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,890
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $741

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
$1,122.02
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$22,387.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
12 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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 51st of 51

$776

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.