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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 July 2026.

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

$229

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $269.

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

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380
$200$500professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$229

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.