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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Colorado 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $5,495.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $224 to $7,079Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,413
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $389

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
$125.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in New Jersey than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $3,236 · 8th of 49
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.