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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Arizona 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$151 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$166 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,455Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $316professional $178

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$234

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.