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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Alabama 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 5 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$288$204 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$562 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,660Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $182 to $407
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $759professional $288

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $347 · 44th 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.