Stitches, small wound cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $79.20 to $251.60, with a median of $174.72. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $95.52 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $164.59 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP SUTURE SIMPLE <2.5 BODY | $79.20 | $132.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REP LAC SMP NOT FACE <2.5CM | $174.72 | $448.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $174.72 | $448.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Smpl Repr Scalp Neck Trnk Ext 2.5 Cm/Less | $251.60 | $680.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc 2.5Cm Scalp,Neck,Trnk,Ext Sm | $251.60 | $680.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LAC REP SIMP <2.6CM SCLP/HD/FT | $257.71 | $429.51 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LAC REP SIMP 0-2.5,SCLP/HD/FT | $278.40 | $464.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $79.20, median $174.72, highest $251.60 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $174.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.