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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Montana 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$363$302 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$324 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $692Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $204 to $617
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 25th of 51

$363

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.