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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Oregon 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$331$229 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$309 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,026Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $162 to $550
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $339professional $331

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
$426.58
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Oregon $339 · 19th of 51
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.