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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Hawaii 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $347.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,890Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $30 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,890professional $182

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 43rd of 51

$182

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.