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Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound

Wyoming 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?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $437.

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

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,236Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $263 to $437
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $295professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $363 · 17th 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.