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Simple Stitching of a Very Long Wound

Montana rates for HCPCS 12007

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?

$503

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $503 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $257 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$245$209 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$257$229 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $224 to $479Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $380
$100$200$500facility $257professional $245

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in New York 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

Montana· 43rd of 51

$503

$245 physician + $257 facility

NY $2,896MD $358

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.