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Layered Wound Closure, Larger Area

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 12036

This is a wound closure that repairs a longer wound in layers, stitching the deeper tissue as well as the skin surface, on the scalp, trunk, arms, or legs. It is used for a larger wound than the smaller layered-closure options, but is not the most extensive size category.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Layered Wound Closure, Larger Area cost?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $468.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,571Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$363

CA $1,380WV $331

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.