Stitches, small wound cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $195.00 to $330.00, with a median of $229.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $34.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $278.63 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $195.00 | $325.00 | $31.79–$292.69 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $217.50 | $290.00 | $42.54–$246.50 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 SIMP REPAIR SCALP,NECK,TRK <2.5CM | $240.50 | $370.00 | $94.02–$370.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB SUTURE SKIN SIM 0.1- 2.5CM | $243.75 | $325.00 | $110.50–$321.43 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $330.00 | $440.00 | $103.84–$2,808.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $387.40 | $596.00 | $75.18–$3,004.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $195.00, median $229.00, highest $330.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $358.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is simple closure of a clean, shallow cut 2.5 cm (about an inch) or less on the scalp, neck, armpit, genitals, trunk, arms, legs, hands or feet, usually with stitches. Cuts on the face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips use a different code series.
What the price covers
The price covers cleaning and closing the wound. The emergency room or urgent care visit, a tetanus shot and any X-ray are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 12001 ($302.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $0.60 | file |