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Complex Wound Repair, Cheek Or Neck Area, Small-Medium

Alaska rates for HCPCS 13131

A wound on the forehead, cheek, chin, mouth area, neck, armpit, genital area, hand, or foot is closed using a complex, multi-layer repair technique that goes beyond basic stitching, such as releasing tight tissue around the wound edges to allow it to close properly. This version covers one of the smaller wound lengths handled this way in these areas.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Wound Repair, Cheek Or Neck Area, Small-Medium cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$794$457 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$372 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $339 to $9,550Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $794

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$794

AK $794HI $251

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.