Stitches, small wound cost in Madison, WI
In Madison, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $186.40 to $379.60, with a median of $283.00. The lowest listed price is at UnityPoint Health - Meriter — $96.60 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $158.65 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Jan 28, 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 Madison, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter lowest Madison, WI · (608) 417-6210 PR REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $186.40 | $233.00 | $39.41–$221.35 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison, WI · (608) 417-6210 HC SREP S/N/A/G/TR/E 2.5 CM/< | $535.16 | $668.94 | $153.86–$3,937.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $186.40, median $283.00, highest $379.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $283.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.