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Layered Stitching Of A Longer Wound, Neck Or Hand

West 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 October 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$331$245 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$219 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,042Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $331

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$707.95
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$331

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.