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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Georgia 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 October 2026.

How much does Reattachment of a Severed Finger cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,512 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,349 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $2,951

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 19.5 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$2,884

AK $8,318TX $427

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.