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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Connecticut 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$389$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,162 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,511Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $209 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $389

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
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$457

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.