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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Indiana 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$209$158 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,090 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,318Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $141 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $209

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
$269.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 5th of 51

$832

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.