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Simple Stitched Repair, Small-Medium Wound

North Dakota 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?

$399

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $399 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $251 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$115 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$126 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $59 to $468Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $98 to $324
$100$200$500facility $251professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.96

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$399

$148 physician + $251 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.