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Multi-Layer Wound Closure, Face Or Facial Feature

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 12052

This is a wound repair on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes that requires closing more than just the top layer of skin, for a wound of moderate length. It is more involved than a simple skin closure and reflects the extra care needed to repair wounds in these visible, delicate areas.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Multi-Layer Wound Closure, Face Or Facial Feature cost?

$295

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $407.

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 $794 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,311Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $158 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $269

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
$199.53
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
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
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$295

AK $813MD $219

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.