This service closes a wound on the scalp, underarm, torso, arm, or leg that goes deeper than the skin surface and requires stitching more than one layer of tissue beneath the skin, not just the surface. It applies to a wound in the middle range of length among this type of repair, longer than the smallest cuts but shorter than the most extensive ones. It does not apply to wounds on the hands, feet, face, or genitals, which are handled under separate services.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Multi-Layer Repair Of A Sizable Wound cost?
$5,016
Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,016 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
7% physician fee93% facility fee
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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$339
$224 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$4,677
$2,512 to $7,079
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $537 to $10,233Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,318
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Facility
Global
$478.63
$5,370.32
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Professional
Global
$208.93
$338.84
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Professional
Global
$208.93
$363.08
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Professional
Global
$446.68
$575.44
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Facility
Global
$870.96
$1,513.56
$2,089.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Professional
Global
$199.53
$380.19
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Facility
Global
$1,174.90
$2,754.23
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
Professional
Global
$141.25
$275.42
$630.96
Where New Jersey sits
The same service costs 9.5 times more in California 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.