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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$214

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $302.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,786Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $107 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$214

AK $575NY $174

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.