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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

North Dakota 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$380 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$214 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $182 to $646Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $324 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $513

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
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$457

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.