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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$182 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,890 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $8,511Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $219

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Connecticut· 25th of 51

$324

CA $3,981DE $166

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.