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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Massachusetts 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 8 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$427$275 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$275 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,715Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $195 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $427

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
$275.42
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$437

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.