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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Nebraska 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$263$170 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,820 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $355 to $13,490Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $155 to $871
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $263

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
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $347 · 18th 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.