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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Pennsylvania 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$200 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$355 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,802Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $182 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $288

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
$354.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,951.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
10 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
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$331

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.