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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

Virginia 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?

$2,370

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,370 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$182$151 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$251 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,079Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $182

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
$169.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 24th of 49

$2,370

$182 physician + $2,188 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.