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 October 2026.
How much does Simple Stitching of a Very Long Wound cost?
$480
Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $480 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $275 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
43% physician fee57% 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 4 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
$204
$138 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$275
$269 to $363
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,072Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $309
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
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
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Facility
None
$645.65
$1,230.27
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Professional
None
$138.04
$181.97
$213.80
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Facility
None
$269.15
$275.42
$275.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Professional
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
$173.78
$204.17
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$630.96
Facility
None
$104.71
$128.82
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Professional
None
$165.96
$213.80
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Facility
None
$100.00
$363.08
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Professional
None
$123.03
$190.55
$316.23
5 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
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Professional
52 · Reduced service
$69.18
$89.13
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Professional
53 · Discontinued
$27.54
$35.48
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Professional
54 · Surgery only
$102.33
$134.90
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Professional
55 · Aftercare only
$20.42
$26.92
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Professional
56 · Pre-op care only
$13.80
$17.78
$21.38
Where Alabama sits
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