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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Vermont 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $224.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $178 to $275
$200$500professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 44th of 51

$195

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.