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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

North Carolina 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?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 6 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$2,884$2,138 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,188 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,888
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $2,884

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2,884 · 22nd of 51
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.