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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 October 2026.

How much does Single-Layer Stitch Repair of a Large Facial Wound cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$263 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$214 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $214 to $324Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $437
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Wyoming· 17th of 51

$316

AK $692MD $170

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.