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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 July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Hand cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,571 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 8 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$4,571$4,074 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,467 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $16,218Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $8,128
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $4,571

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
$3,630.78
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$12,589.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th 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.