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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Ohio 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 9 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$219 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$776 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $339 to $9,550Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $186 to $617
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$323.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$117.49
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $355 · 32nd 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.