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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Kentucky 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$2,239$1,862 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,259 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,913Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,890
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $2,239

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
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$18,620.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$2,239

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.