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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

New Mexico 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$372$251 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$295 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,089Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $204 to $759
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $501professional $372

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
$295.12
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $380 · 23rd 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.