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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 July 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$324$195 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,738 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $316 to $10,233Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $324

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
$316.23
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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· 31st of 51

$363

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.