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Layered Stitching Of A Short Cut, Scalp Or Body

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 12031

Repair of a cut on the scalp, armpit, trunk, arm or leg that needs more than the surface closed, so the layer of tissue beneath the skin is stitched first and the skin is then closed over it. It covers a wound at the shorter end of the range for this kind of repair. Cuts on the hands and feet are repaired separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Layered Stitching Of A Short Cut, Scalp Or Body cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$204 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$240 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,090Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $145 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $331professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$275

AK $631KY $182

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.