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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Maine 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?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $537.

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 $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $2,570Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $200 to $724
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,570professional $355

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$355

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.