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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Virginia 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$209$174 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$288 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $191 to $7,079Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $209

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
$190.55
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$251

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.