Stitches, small wound cost in Columbia, SC — inpatient
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs as an inpatient: from $294.00 to $322.00, with a median of $322.00. The lowest listed price is at Kershaw Medical Center — $28.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $295.25 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Medical Center lowest Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $294.00 | $588.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $322.00 | $644.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $322.00 | $644.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $294.00, median $322.00, highest $322.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $322.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.