Stitches, small wound cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient
In Lancaster, PA, 3 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 $374.55 to $1,152.00, with a median of $520.80. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $146.25 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $491.80 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 12001 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< Tech | $374.55 | $1,292.00 | $167.35–$1,033.60 | 71% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $520.80 | $868.00 | $322.03–$737.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Simple Repair Surface Wound Scalp/Neck/Underarm/Trunk/Arm/Leg 2.5cm or Less | $1,152.00 | $1,440.00 | $919.01–$1,152.00 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $374.55, median $520.80, highest $1,152.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $520.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.