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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Washington, DC 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?

$151

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,762Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $132 to $200
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $151

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
$151.36
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$151

CA $3,981DE $138

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.