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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 July 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$437$295 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,660 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $617 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,175
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,715professional $437

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $490 · 9th 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.