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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

Wisconsin 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 11 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$447$324 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,318 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,623Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $447

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
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$616.60
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,023.29
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 4th of 51

$617

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.