Stitches, small wound cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 8 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 $231.24 to $317.70, with a median of $290.06. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $58.82 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $280.60 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $231.24 | $544.08 | $247.56–$541.41 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | $174.13–$362.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | $180.57–$362.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | $180.57–$362.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | $164.42–$409.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | $164.42–$370.15 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | $164.42–$370.15 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $317.70 | $584.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $317.70 | $584.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $353.06 | $649.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $231.24, median $290.06, highest $317.70 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $277.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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.