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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 July 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 5 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$295$200 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$219 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,344Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $186 to $398
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $347professional $295

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
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,862.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where West 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.

West Virginia $295 · 51st 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.