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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Virginia 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 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 8 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$240 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$302 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,918Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $209 to $692
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $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
$263.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $389 · 22nd 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.