Stitches, small wound cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $272.35 to $550.55, with a median of $282.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $9.80 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $212.55 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $272.35 | $419.00 | $45.09–$260.86 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $280.80 | $432.00 | $39.51–$499.16 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC SMP STE (HAND&FT) <2.5CM | $283.50 | $708.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC SMP STE (HAND&FT) <2.5 CM | $283.50 | $708.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Pf | $320.45 | $493.00 | $207.19 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC SIMPLE STE <2.5 CM | $325.60 | $814.01 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC SIMPLE S T E < 2.5CM | $325.60 | $814.01 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Pf | $330.20 | $508.00 | $39.51–$499.16 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $468.00 | $720.00 | $180.00–$720.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $550.55 | $847.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Pf | $17,938.11 | $27,597.10 | $41.86–$12,602.75 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $272.35, median $282.15, highest $550.55 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $283.50. 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 2 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.