Stitches, small wound cost in Allentown, PA
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $265.14 to $265.14, with a median of $265.14. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $491.80 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Rpr Smp Wnd S/N/Ax/G/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $265.14 | $801.00 | — | 67% | — source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Rpr Smp Wnd S/N/Ax/G/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $379.67 | $2,852.70 | — | 87% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $265.14, median $265.14, highest $265.14.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $265.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.