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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Kentucky 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 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$214$170 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,549 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,365Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $148 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $214

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
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 15th of 51

$372

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.