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Simple Stitching Of A Long Facial Wound

Washington 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?

$427

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $1,380.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,943
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $427

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$13,803.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington 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.

Washington $427 · 37th 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.