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?
$3,090
Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $6,457.
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 $3,090 · 10th to 90th $589 to $10,471
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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Facility
Global
$588.84
$3,311.31
$10,964.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Facility
Global
$229.09
$1,584.89
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Facility
Global
$213.80
$218.78
$257.04
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Facility
Global
$1,905.46
$2,951.21
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Facility
Global
$281.84
$1,318.26
$4,168.69
Where Florida 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.