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Cash prices New York Outpatient

Stitches cost in New York without insurance

In New York, the median cash price for Stitches, small wound is $378.00 across 109 hospitals, from $47.04 to $4,881.00. The lowest is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital (Springville). The US median is $307.12.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Stitches are billed by the length of the cut, where it is, and how complex the repair is. A simple repair closes one layer of skin; an intermediate repair closes deeper layers or cleans a dirty wound. The biggest price difference is where you go: an emergency department adds an ER visit fee on top of the repair, while urgent care clinics usually charge much less for the same cut.

Collected Nov 10, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Stitches prices in New York by type

12001 is a simple repair up to 2.5 cm on the scalp, body, arms or legs and is used in the state table; 12002 is 2.6 to 7.5 cm; 12011 is up to 2.5 cm on the face; and 12031 is a layered repair up to 2.5 cm. Glue and staples are billed with the same codes.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Stitches, small wound Simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs · code 12001 109 $47.04–$4,881.00 $378.00 $307.12
Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut Stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs · code 12002 108 $40.80–$4,881.00 $397.00 $339.44
Face stitches, up to 1 inch Stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair · code 12011 106 $38.40–$4,881.00 $378.00 $326.50
Layered stitches, up to 1 inch Layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs · code 12031 105 $47.56–$7,607.08 $591.27 $516.00
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in New York. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • For a cut that is not bleeding heavily, an urgent care clinic is usually far cheaper than an emergency department.
  • Ask whether the price includes the visit fee, supplies and a tetanus shot if you need one.
  • Keep the wound clean and dry for the first day and follow the instructions for stitch removal, which may be a separate visit.