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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 July 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 6 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$263$191 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,202 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,365Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $178 to $513
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188professional $263

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
$199.53
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $324 · 46th 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.