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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 July 2026.

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

$251

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $331.

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 $1,549 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,074Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $178 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $251

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
$288.40
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 51st of 51

$251

AK $708DC $251

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.