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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 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 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$347$257 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$646 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,370Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $200 to $661
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $347

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
$346.74
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 21st of 51

$389

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.