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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Washington, DC 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?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $490.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,762Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $151 to $229
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $170

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$170

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.