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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Washington, DC 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?

$309

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $398.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,762Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $186 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $309

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
$213.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$309

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.