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Reattachment Of A Severed Foot

Indiana 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $25,119 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 5 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$2,512 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25,119$14,791 to $32,359

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,119 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,012
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $25,119professional $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
$2,238.72
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 17th of 51

$3,715

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.