Stitches, small wound cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 18 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $106.00 to $298.89, with a median of $122.58. The lowest listed price is at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center and 8 other hospitals — $16.58 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $224.93 at 33 hospitals.
- The median here, $122.58, is 60% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center lowest Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center lowest Florence, AZ Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center lowest Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center lowest Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center lowest Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center lowest Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Simple Repair Wounds Scalp/Neck/Axillae; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 19, 2026 · source file | $139.15 | $577.00 | $130.17–$440.35 | 76% |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $177.72 | $577.00 | $43.54–$5,681.00 | 69% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $204.26 | $577.00 | $130.17–$5,681.00 | 65% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 LR SMPL TRNK/NECK <=2.5CM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $209.36 | $811.00 | $48.78–$2,386.00 | 74% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $221.57 | $577.00 | $130.17–$576.73 | 62% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 LR SMPL TRNK/NECK <=2.5CM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $224.93 | $811.00 | $48.78–$2,386.00 | 72% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC LAC SMP SCLP/HND/GEN <2.5CM File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $246.21 | $560.00 | $168.00–$3,949.00 | 56% |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $259.65 | $577.00 | $130.17–$432.75 | 55% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 RPR WND SMPL TR&/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $298.89 | $577.00 | $43.54–$576.73 | 48% |
Outpatient: lowest $106.00, median $122.58, highest $298.89 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $106.00. 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 9 of 9 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.
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