Stitches, small wound cost in North Port, FL — inpatient
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 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 $183.60 to $843.64, with a median of $513.62. The lowest listed price is at PAM Specialty Hospital of Sarasota — $330.02 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $502.80 at 106 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAM Specialty Hospital of Sarasota lowest Sarasota, FL RPR S/N/Ax/Gen/Trnk 2.5cm/< | $183.60 | $183.60 | $128.52–$156.06 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Venice Nokomis, FL RPR S/N/Ax/Gen/Trnk 2.5cm/< | $843.64 | $843.64 | $590.55–$717.09 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $183.60, median $513.62, highest $843.64 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $843.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.