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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 12016

Closes a cut on the face, ear, eyelid, nose, lip or the lining inside the mouth with stitches. It is the straightforward, one-layer kind of closure, used when the wound edges meet neatly and the deeper layers do not need separate repair. It covers a long cut rather than a small one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th–90th $224$8,5110%5%10th90th$2,754Professionalmedian $309 · 10th–90th $135$6460%10%10th90th$309$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0M

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31