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Simple Stitching of a Very Long Wound

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Simple Stitching of a Very Long Wound cost?

$447

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $724.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,943
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $447

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington· 36th of 49

$447

NJ $5,888WV $219

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.