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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 $537 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 7 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 $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$316 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $229 to $9,772Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $537professional $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
$229.09
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$355

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.