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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Indiana 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,754$2,089 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$2,399 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $30,200Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,761professional $2,754

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$18,620.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07
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
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 20th of 51

$3,020

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.