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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 October 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$372$245 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$162 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $288professional $372

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th 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.