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Multi-Layer Wound Closure, Face Or Facial Feature

Iowa 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 8 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$324$263 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$631 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,259
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $324

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
$478.63
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $372 · 14th of 51
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.