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Layered Wound Closure, Face/Nose/Lips, Mid-Range Size

Delaware rates for HCPCS 12054

This is a layered surgical repair of a cut or wound on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or inside the mouth, closing both the deeper tissue and the skin surface for a longer wound in this area. Compared to simple stitching, a layered closure also brings together the tissue beneath the skin, which supports better healing and a finer scar in a visible area. It is typically used after a traumatic injury or removal of a growth that leaves a sizable wound.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Layered Wound Closure, Face/Nose/Lips, Mid-Range Size cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$219 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$115 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,698Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $316

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
$190.55
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,122.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
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
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$316

AK $891MD $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.