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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Ohio 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?

$3,088

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,088 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$186 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,413 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $316 to $10,715Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $269

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
$251.19
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 18th of 49

$3,088

$269 physician + $2,818 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.