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Reattaching a Completely Severed Thumb

Montana rates for HCPCS 20827

Reattaches a thumb that has been completely cut off. Working under magnification, the surgeon fixes the bone first, then repairs the tendons, nerves, and the tiny arteries and veins so blood flows through the thumb again. It is emergency surgery done as soon as possible after the injury.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reattaching a Completely Severed Thumb cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 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 $2,818 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$2,884$2,138 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,818 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,467Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,884

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 18.6 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$2,884

AK $7,413TX $398

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.