go back

Complex Repair of a Facial Wound

Minnesota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$479 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$417 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,244Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $708

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
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$724

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.