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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$251 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$145 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,349Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $170 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$363

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.