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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Alaska rates for HCPCS 12018

Closure of a cut on the face, ear, eyelid, nose, lip, or the lining inside the mouth using a single layer of stitches. It applies when the wound is very long, or when several such wounds are added together to reach a large total length.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $427 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$490 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$245 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,079Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $234 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$692

AK $692MD $170

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.