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

South Carolina 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$417$302 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$457 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $282 to $16,596Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $257 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $871professional $417

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
$281.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$447

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.