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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Iowa 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 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$417$324 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$813 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $437 to $6,761Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $417

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
$575.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$457

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.