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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Missouri 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 October 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $955 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$245 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$363 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,898Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Missouri· 38th of 51

$331

AK $871KY $257

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.