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Simple Stitched Repair, Small Wound

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 12001

A cut or wound on the trunk, arms, legs, scalp, neck, or a similar area is cleaned and closed with a single layer of stitches. This is the smallest size tier used for this type of simple, single-layer repair.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Stitched Repair, Small Wound cost?

$449

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $449 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $77.62 to the doctor who performs it, and $372 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$77.62$52.48 to $132
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$372$138 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $55 to $2,884Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $41 to $245
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $372professional $78

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
$54.95
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 20.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$449

$77.62 physician + $372 facility

CA $4,404MD $215

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.