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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Colorado 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$331$219 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,023 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $355 to $6,607Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $191 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $331

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
$281.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$389

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.