Stitches, small wound cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $224.00 to $625.53, with a median of $455.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $231.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $280.80 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $224.00 | $505.00 | $112.04–$505.00 | 56% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM OR< | $274.00 | $274.00 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $280.80 | $468.00 | $2,276.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM OR< | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $549.59 | $549.59 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $625.53 | $625.53 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $224.00, median $455.00, highest $625.53 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $455.00. 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 2 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 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.