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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Illinois 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?

$1,841

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,841 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$151 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$741 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,623Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $135 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $219

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
$295.12
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 29th of 49

$1,841

$219 physician + $1,622 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.