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Complex Wound Repair of the Scalp, Arm, or Leg

Iowa rates for HCPCS 13120

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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$372$309 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$776 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,761Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $372

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
$537.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
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
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83

Where Iowa sits

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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$398

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.