Stitches, small wound cost in Columbus, OH — inpatient
In Columbus, OH, 6 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 $162.00 to $250.25, with a median of $195.65. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $33.65 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $278.63 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $162.00 | $180.00 | $84.60–$176.40 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $195.65 | $301.00 | $135.15–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $195.65 | $301.00 | $135.15–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $195.65 | $301.00 | $135.15–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $195.65 | $301.00 | $135.15–$3,186.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $207.00 | $207.00 | $14.06–$179.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $207.00 | $207.00 | $14.06–$207.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $250.25 | $385.00 | $142.45–$373.45 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $162.00, median $195.65, highest $250.25 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $195.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.