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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Iowa 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$257$182 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$562 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $155 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $257

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
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$417

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.