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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 6 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$339$229 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$933 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,248Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $339

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
$281.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $417 · 16th 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.