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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Pennsylvania 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?

$646

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$126 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$214 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,802Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$646

$200 physician + $447 facility

NY $2,740MI $382

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.