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

Kentucky 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$204 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$309 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,802Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $182 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$288

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.