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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $525 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$174 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$339 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $148 to $708Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $331
$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$245

AK $692MD $170

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.