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Reattachment Of A Severed Hand

Virginia 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?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$3,890 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$4,467 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $26,915Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $10,233professional $4,365

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
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$18,620.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$4,467

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.