Stitches, small wound cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $126.00 to $3,324.49, with a median of $128.73. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $2.73 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $274.84 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $131.45 | $187.78 | $47.72–$1,515.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 LAC SIMP REPAIR < 2.5CM SCALP | $137.29 | $397.00 | $175.89–$3,120.00 | 65% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $198.09 | $282.98 | $47.72–$1,515.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $8.08–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Simple Repair Face:Nonface<2.5 | $3,324.49 | $3,324.49 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.00, median $128.73, highest $3,324.49 — a 26.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $126.00. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.