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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

North Carolina 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?

$879

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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 $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$214 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $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
$151.36
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 37th of 49

$879

$219 physician + $661 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.