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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Kansas 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$324$245 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$661 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,943Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $191 to $525
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $324

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
$407.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $380 · 24th 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.