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Reattachment Of A Severed Foot

Colorado rates for HCPCS 20838

Surgery to reattach a foot that has been completely cut off. The surgeon fixes the bones, then reconnects arteries, veins, nerves, and tendons so the foot regains a blood supply and can heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reattachment Of A Severed Foot cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 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 7 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$2,754 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$5,495 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $36,308Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $5,888
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,218professional $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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,772.37
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$4,074

CA $9,772KY $2,692

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.