Stitches, small wound cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $61.60 to $1,142.00, with a median of $435.50. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes and 3 other hospitals — $373.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $491.80 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Repair Simple Superficial Wound Scalp / Neck / Axillae / Genitalia / Trunk Extremity 2.5cm or Less | $61.60 | $616.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Repair Simple Superficial Wound Scalp / Neck / Axillae / Genitalia / Trunk Extremity 2.5cm or Less | $61.60 | $616.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Repair Simple Superficial Wound Scalp / Neck / Axillae / Genitalia / Trunk Extremity 2.5cm or Less | $61.60 | $616.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Repair Simple Superficial Wound Scalp / Neck / Axillae / Genitalia / Trunk Extremity 2.5cm or Less | $61.60 | $616.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Repair Simple Superficial Wound Scalp / Neck / Axillae / Genitalia / Trunk Extremity 2.5cm or Less | $61.60 | $616.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $179.00 | $179.00 | $12.25–$170.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $179.00 | $179.00 | $12.25–$170.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $179.00 | $179.00 | $12.25–$170.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $197.00 | $804.71 | $139.94–$804.71 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $205.00 | $948.77 | $164.09–$948.77 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $205.00 | $948.77 | $164.09–$948.77 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Repair Superficial Wounds <2.5cm | $297.43 | $297.43 | $33.08–$700.00 | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $435.50 | $670.00 | $213.55–$2,608.09 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Rep Simple 2.5Cm Or Less | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Rep Simple 2.5Cm Or Less | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Simp Rpr S/N/A/G/T/E <2.5Cm | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Rep Simple 2.5Cm Or Less | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Simp Rpr S/N/A/G/T/E <2.5Cm | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Rep Simple 2.5Cm Or Less | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Simp Rpr S/N/A/G/T/E <2.5Cm | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Rep Simple 2.5Cm Or Less | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Simp Rpr S/N/A/G/T/E <2.5Cm | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Simp Rpr S/N/A/G/T/E <2.5Cm | $504.80 | $1,262.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $570.05 | $877.00 | $28.18–$3,742.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $581.10 | $894.00 | $35.53–$3,742.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Simple repair <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Simple <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$4,105.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Simple <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$4,105.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Simple repair <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Simple <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$4,105.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Simple repair <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Simple <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$4,105.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Simple repair <2.5 cm | $987.16 | $987.16 | $84.74–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Simple Repair Superficial Scalp/Neck/Genital/Trunk/Extrem 2.5 or < | $1,142.00 | $1,142.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Simple Repair Superficial Scalp/Neck/Genital/Trunk/Extrem 2.5 or < | $1,142.00 | $1,142.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.60, median $435.50, highest $1,142.00 — a 18.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $504.80. 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 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.