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Complex Repair of a Facial Wound

Washington, DC 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?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,248Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$407

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.