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Complex Wound Repair, Scalp/Arm/Leg, Medium Size

Colorado rates for HCPCS 13121

A provider closes a wound on the scalp, arm, or leg using a more involved, multi-layered repair technique rather than simple stitches, for a wound of a moderate size. This method may involve additional steps like extensive cleaning, removing damaged tissue, or reshaping the wound edges to achieve a better result. It's used when a wound is too complicated or contaminated for a basic closure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Wound Repair, Scalp/Arm/Leg, Medium Size cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 7 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$407$282 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,738 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $437 to $7,413Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $229 to $891
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $407

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
$436.52
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $550 · 7th of 51
AK $933DC $363

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.