go back

Complex Repair of a Facial Wound

Vermont 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$490$427 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$501 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $468 to $912Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $331 to $871
$500$1Kfacility $501professional $490

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$490

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.