Stitches, small wound cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $95.40 to $371.53, with a median of $116.80. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital — $21.40 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $158.65 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 12001 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL | $95.40 | $180.00 | $69.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 12001 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL | $95.40 | $180.00 | $69.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC REPAIR SIMPLE WOUND SCALP NECK AXILLAE EXTERNAL GENITALIA TRUNK EXTREMITIES 2.5 CM OR LESS | $138.19 | $251.25 | $175.88–$238.69 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC REPAIR SIMPLE WOUND SCALP NECK AXILLAE EXTERNAL GENITALIA TRUNK EXTREMITIES 2.5 CM OR LESS | $138.19 | $251.25 | $175.88–$238.69 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $371.53 | $701.00 | $69.53–$354.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $371.53 | $701.00 | $69.53–$354.69 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $95.40, median $116.80, highest $371.53 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $116.80. 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 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.