This procedure closes a wound on the scalp, arm, or leg using a repair technique that goes beyond simple stitching, such as layered closure, extensive cleaning, or reshaping of the wound edges to support the best possible healing and appearance. It applies to a medium-length wound in these areas. Complex repairs are typically used for deeper, more irregular, or more heavily contaminated wounds than a standard repair.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Complex Wound Repair of the Scalp, Arm, or Leg cost?
$355
Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 70 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$316
$245 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$2,754
$832 to $5,248
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $331 to $8,511Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $813
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Facility
Global
$331.13
$2,884.03
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Professional
Global
$190.55
$302.00
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Facility
Global
$1,584.89
$4,365.16
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Professional
Global
$213.80
$331.13
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,548.13
Facility
Global
$346.74
$1,096.48
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Professional
Global
$239.88
$398.11
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Facility
Global
$302.00
$1,047.13
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Professional
Global
$204.17
$331.13
$660.69
What it costs in each state
The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.
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AK $794DE $302
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.
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