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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$663

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $663 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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$162$129 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$288 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $123 to $708Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $89 to $324
$100$200$500facility $501professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
10 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.6 times more in Hawaii 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

Maine· 20th of 51

$663

$162 physician + $501 facility

HI $3,027MD $261

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.