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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Louisiana 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$309$240 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$661 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,715Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $204 to $479
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $309

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
$389.05
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $407 · 17th 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.