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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$191 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$331 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $182 to $3,802Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$257

AK $871KY $257

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.