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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 October 2026.

How much does Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $427 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$204 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$115 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,698Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $186 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$309

AK $871KY $257

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.