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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Maryland 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?

$155

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $204.

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 $151 · 10th to 90th $129 to $245Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $129 to $355
$100$200$500facility $151professional $155

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$155

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.