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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

New York 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?

$3,801

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,801 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$170$138 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$2,089 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,762Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $132 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $170

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
$199.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$977.24
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$794.33

Where New York 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

New York· 10th of 49

$3,801

$170 physician + $3,631 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.