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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Missouri 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$240$166 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,096 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,248Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,549
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042professional $240

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $871 · 4th of 51
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.