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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Virginia 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?

$525

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $2,630.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $107 to $5,888Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $191 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $525professional $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. 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
$131.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$525

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.