Stitches, small wound cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 18 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $94.90 to $405.79, with a median of $209.12. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $114.22 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $280.60 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 15 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 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Repair superficial wound | $94.90 | $365.00 | $74.96–$292.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 AS REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $99.07 | $158.00 | $28.96–$204.68 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $120.24 | $187.00 | $30.79–$182.80 | 36% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Repair superficial wound | $136.24 | $524.00 | $113.13–$393.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Repair superficial wound | $158.85 | $302.00 | $26.17–$302.00 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $164.05 | $386.00 | $28.96–$347.40 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Repair superficial wound | $168.72 | $456.00 | $2.78–$410.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 12001 Simple Repair Scalp Neck Ax Genit Trunk Ext <=2.5cm | $175.00 | $175.00 | $51.36–$175.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $202.89 | $385.00 | $126.67–$367.59 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $202.89 | $385.00 | $126.67–$386.25 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $211.23 | $497.00 | $64.39–$447.30 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $218.35 | $544.50 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.35 | $544.50 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.36 | $544.54 | $64.39–$1,617.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.55 | $545.00 | $134.62–$490.50 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.55 | $545.00 | $64.39–$490.50 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $241.64 | $385.38 | $28.96–$346.84 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $241.64 | $385.38 | $28.96–$346.84 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $242.03 | $386.00 | $28.96–$347.40 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $242.03 | $386.00 | $28.96–$347.40 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Repair superficial wound | $254.87 | $565.00 | $119.89–$565.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 LAC SIMPLE C 0 - 2.5 CM | $291.00 | $291.00 | $74.42–$476.59 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $405.79 | $845.40 | $56.56–$710.14 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $405.79 | $845.40 | $56.56–$710.14 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $94.90, median $209.12, highest $405.79 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $213.74. 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 17 of 18 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 12001 ($302.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $29.79 | file |