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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Florida 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$282$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,072 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $550 to $10,000Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $174 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $282

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
$549.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 39th of 51

$347

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.