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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Alaska 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.

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

$646

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $1,047.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $174 to $9,550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646

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
$436.52
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in New Jersey than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 30th of 49

$646

NJ $5,888DE $182

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.