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Reattaching a Completely Severed Thumb

South Dakota 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,951 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,512 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $3,890Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $5,012
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $3,631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$18,197.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$3,548

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.