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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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$363$245 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$372 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $741Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $200 to $676
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $513professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Montana 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.

Montana $372 · 28th 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.