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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Maryland 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $219.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $120 to $151Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $372
$200$500facility $129professional $174

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$174

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.