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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

New Jersey 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$257$191 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$537 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,754Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $257

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
$190.55
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,754.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$295

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.