Stitches, small wound cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $78.40 to $1,428.29, with a median of $210.24. The lowest listed price is at Simpson General Hospital Cah — $131.84 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $183.60 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $210.24, is 32% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson General Hospital Cah lowest Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Apr 30, 2025 · source file | $78.40 | $112.00 | $43.68–$467.96 | 30% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC ED 12001 - RPR SIMPLE WOUND MINOR File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $104.14 | $254.00 | $82.04–$304.29 | 59% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC ED 12001 - RPR SIMPLE WOUND MINOR File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $109.41 | $521.00 | $180.39–$505.09 | 79% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC RPR SPRFCL WND S/N/AX/GEN/T/EXT 2.5 < CM File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $133.20 | $333.00 | $156.93–$333.00 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $183.60 | $459.00 | $101.90–$459.00 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $183.60 | $459.00 | $156.93–$459.00 | 60% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC SIM REP S/N/A/G/TR/E <2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.88 | $376.00 | $137.59–$577.37 | 37% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $267.00 | $267.00 | $112.14–$352.04 | — |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $275.00 | $275.00 | $34.88–$247.50 | — |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $542.00 | $542.00 | $177.52–$542.00 | — |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $640.26 | $4,268.38 | $81.30–$4,268.38 | 85% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $885.88 | $5,905.84 | $81.30–$5,905.84 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.29 | $7,934.96 | $81.30–$7,380.63 | 82% |
Outpatient: lowest $78.40, median $210.24, highest $1,428.29 — a 18.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $173.15. 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 11 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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