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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Maryland 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?

$372

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $479.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $200 to $813
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $229professional $372

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
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $372 · 29th 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.