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

Louisiana 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 6 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$295 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$708 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,890Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $257 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $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
$478.63
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$468

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.