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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 12044

A wound on the neck, hand, foot, or genital area is closed in layers, with the deeper tissue stitched separately from the skin surface, providing a stronger closure than a single-layer repair for a wound that is gaping or deep. This version applies to a wound in the longer range of sizes handled this way in that group of body areas.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$490 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$347 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $186 to $9,772Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,549
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $692professional $871

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $871 · 1st of 51
AK $871WV $295

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.