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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Ohio 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,660$575 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,148 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,188professional $1,660

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
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
8 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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$1,698

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.