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Reattachment Of A Severed Foot

Virginia 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 8 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$3,162$2,754 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,162 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,488Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,310
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $3,162

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
$3,162.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,888.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$3,311

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.