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

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$427 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$537 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,548Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $575

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
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
6 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
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 6th of 51

$617

AK $1,047FL $324

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.