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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

South Dakota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 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 $457 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 7 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$295$170 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$229 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,365Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $138 to $468
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $295

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 31st of 51

$295

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.