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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

South Dakota 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?

$288

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $372.

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 $562 · 10th to 90th $145 to $813Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $155 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $251

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,290.87
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 51

$288

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.