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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 5 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$295$200 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,089 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,586Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $178 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $295

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
$257.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd 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.