Straightforward one-layer closure of a cut or laceration involving the skin and the tissue just beneath it, on the scalp, neck, armpit, trunk, genitals, or an arm or leg including the hands and feet. It applies to very long wounds, more than about 30 centimeters (12 inches) of total repaired length, and to injuries that need only cleaning and stitching rather than layered reconstruction. Stitches, staples, or tissue adhesive may be used.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Simple Stitching of a Very Long Wound cost?
$3,200
Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,200 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
10% physician fee90% facility fee
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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$316
$229 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$2,884
$676 to $5,495
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,710Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $148 to $646
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Facility
Global
$234.42
$3,090.30
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Facility
Global
$1,584.89
$4,265.80
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Facility
Global
$239.88
$691.83
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Facility
Global
$181.97
$977.24
$3,311.31
What it costs in each state
The same service costs 13.7 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
Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.
CA $5,893MD $431
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.
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