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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Georgia 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 7 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$331$229 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,288 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,457Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $195 to $692
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $389 · 20th 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.