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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Nebraska 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$372$282 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$240 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $195 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $372

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
$354.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 18th of 51

$389

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.