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Reclosure Of A Reopened Surgical Wound

Alabama rates for HCPCS 13160

This procedure surgically recloses a surgical wound that has come apart or become complicated after the original operation, addressing an extensive or difficult reopening rather than a minor one. It may involve removing damaged tissue, addressing infection, and rebuilding layers of tissue before the wound can be closed again. It is used when a wound does not heal as expected after a prior operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reclosure Of A Reopened Surgical Wound cost?

$2,350

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$741 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,259 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,291Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $871

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
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 39th of 51

$2,350

$871 physician + $1,479 facility

AK $7,038GA $2,000

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.