Stitches, small wound cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $88.35 to $304.38, with a median of $148.90. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital — $60.55 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $158.65 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 — 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 Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-S RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $88.35 | $155.00 | $45.42–$124.66 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | $122.31–$253.24 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | $122.31–$253.24 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC PROF REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $152.49 | $272.30 | $122.31–$253.24 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC PROF REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $152.49 | $272.30 | $122.31–$253.24 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC FAC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $182.40 | $320.00 | $45.42–$203.05 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-ER RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $207.48 | $364.00 | $45.42–$324.41 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $270.75 | $475.00 | $45.42–$324.41 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $304.38 | $534.00 | $45.42–$324.41 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | $174.30–$449.84 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | $174.30–$449.84 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $331.30 | $591.60 | $125.26–$550.19 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $331.30 | $591.60 | $125.26–$550.19 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $342.27 | $611.20 | $174.30–$449.84 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $342.27 | $611.20 | $174.30–$449.84 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.35, median $148.90, highest $304.38 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
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.