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

Illinois 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$316 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$363 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $219 to $2,818Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $263 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $407

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
$281.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
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
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$417

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.