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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 July 2026.

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

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$447$324 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$776 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,761Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,862
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,585professional $447

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
$524.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
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
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $501 · 13th 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.