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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Delaware 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 negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 4 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$309$186 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,318 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,244Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $186 to $575
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,318professional $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. 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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $309 · 49th 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.