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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 12017

Cleans and stitches a cut of the face, ear, eyelid, nose, lip, or the lining of the mouth that goes no deeper than the skin. The edges are brought together in a single layer. This version applies to a long wound, or to several wounds whose lengths add up to a large total.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound cost?

$5,443

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,443 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$158 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$3,890 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $8,511Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $132 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $195

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 49

$5,443

$195 physician + $5,248 facility

NJ $6,058WV $303

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.