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Complex Repair of a Facial Wound

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 13151

This service repairs a wound on the eyelids, nose, ears, or lips using a complex repair technique that goes well beyond basic layered stitching, often involving reshaping of the wound edges and additional steps to restore normal appearance and function. It covers a wound in the smaller-to-moderate range of length treated with this more involved repair method.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complex Repair of a Facial Wound cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$324 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$832 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,244Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $224 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
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
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$437

AK $1,122KY $331

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.