Stitches, small wound cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $38.40 to $142.42, with a median of $38.40. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $472.46 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EMP S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $38.40 | $192.00 | $36.48–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EMP S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $38.40 | $192.00 | $36.48–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM#PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $39.90–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM #PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $37.61–$42.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPP RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM #PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $39.90–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPP RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM #PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $39.90–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM#PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $39.90–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WSP RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM #PF# | $42.00 | $210.00 | $37.61–$42.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CEP S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $48.38 | $241.92 | $42.33–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $48.38 | $241.92 | $37.61–$42.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $48.38 | $241.92 | $37.61–$42.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CEP S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $48.38 | $241.92 | $42.33–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $140.67–$367.89 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $140.67–$367.89 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $42.33–$500.72 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $42.33–$500.72 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC EL RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM | $142.42 | $712.08 | $98.46–$569.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $150.91 | $754.56 | $42.33–$543.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ERD S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $155.84 | $779.20 | $42.33–$561.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ERD S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $155.84 | $779.20 | $42.33–$561.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $158.46 | $792.29 | $42.33–$570.45 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PED S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $172.00 | $860.00 | $98.46–$688.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCU S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $172.00 | $860.00 | $98.46–$688.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC RPR LAC SMP SCALP <2.5 CM | $172.00 | $860.00 | $39.28–$688.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 S/L NONFACE <= 2.5 CM | $177.60 | $888.00 | $39.28–$710.40 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.40, median $38.40, highest $142.42 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $139.09. 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 3 of 3 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.