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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,571.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,413
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020

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
$138.04
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$645.65

Where New York sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $3,020 · 7th of 51
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.