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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 8 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$309$209 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,413 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $282 to $10,715Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,630
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $309

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
$281.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 11th of 51

$417

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.