Stitches, small wound cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 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 $65.70 to $941.40, with a median of $503.55. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $437.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $278.63 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Rpr Snaxgentrnk 2.5Cm | $65.70 | $73.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Repair Superficial Wound <2.5 | $582.30 | $647.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $941.40 | $1,569.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $65.70, median $503.55, highest $941.40 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $503.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.