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

South Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$363$257 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$282 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,202Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $191 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $363

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
$239.88
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
7 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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$363

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.