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Complex Repair of a Facial Wound

New Jersey 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$316$245 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$550 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,310Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $316

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
$245.47
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,754.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
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
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$355

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.