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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 October 2026.

How much does Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$324 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$501 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $912Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $229 to $741
$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$417

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.