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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

New York 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 9 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$191$158 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,762Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $148 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $191

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
$239.88
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$478.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$954.99

Where New York 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.

New York· 9th of 51

$447

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.