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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 20816

Reattaches a finger that has been completely cut off. The bone is fixed first, then the tendons are repaired and the tiny arteries, veins and nerves are stitched back together under a microscope so that blood flows through the finger again and it can survive.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reattachment of a Severed Finger cost?

$2,138

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $3,162.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $4,266
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $2,138

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,623.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$2,138

CA $7,586DE $2,042

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.