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Simple Stitched Repair, Small-Medium Wound

Maine rates for HCPCS 12002

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 version covers a wound that is a bit longer than the smallest size handled with this type of simple repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Simple Stitched Repair, Small-Medium Wound cost?

$187

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $100 to the doctor who performs it, and $87.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$100$75.86 to $155
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$87.10$56.23 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $47 to $708Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $54 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $87professional $100

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
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$19,498.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.71

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Colorado than in Maine. 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

Maine· 51st of 51

$187

$100 physician + $87.10 facility

CO $2,408ME $187

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.