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Simple Stitching of a Long Facial Wound

West 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?

$303

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $303 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $151 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$132 to $155
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$151$151 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,622Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $132 to $263
$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $151

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
$151.36
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38

Where West 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

West Virginia· 49th of 49

$303

$151 physician + $151 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.