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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Nevada 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$170$155 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,786Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $148 to $575
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $170

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
$165.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 47th of 51

$186

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.