go back

Stitch Removal Under Anesthesia, Same Surgeon

Arizona rates for HCPCS 15850

Taking out stitches with the patient sedated or under general anesthesia rather than awake in a clinic. It is used when someone cannot tolerate having them removed otherwise, such as a young child or a patient whose stitches sit in a very sensitive place. The surgeon who put the stitches in removes them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitch Removal Under Anesthesia, Same Surgeon cost?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $1,514.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,890Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $115 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$169.82

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 147.9 times more in Indiana than in Idaho. 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.

Arizona· 26th of 44

$479

IN $4,467ID $30.20

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.