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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Colorado rates for HCPCS 12015

Closes a straightforward cut on the face, ear, eyelid, nose, lip, or the moist lining inside the mouth with a single layer of stitches. Only the skin or lining is involved, and the edges come together without any deeper repair. This covers a long wound, well beyond the few centimeters handled by the shorter repairs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,607Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $309

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$3,020

CA $5,248ND $166

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.