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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Ohio 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$214 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$158 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,365Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $178 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $295

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
5 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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$141.25

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 22nd of 51

$295

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.