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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $389.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $575 to $741Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $219 to $490
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $575professional $380

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $380 · 26th 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.