Stitches, small wound cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 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 $244.86 to $1,412.00, with a median of $650.00. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $405.14 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $551.20 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 12001-Scalp/Neck/Trunk/Genital/Extremity <= 2.5 cm | $244.86 | $326.48 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta one side Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SIMP REP SUP WND LT 2.5 CM | $384.30 | $854.00 | $154.57–$640.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $551.20 | $1,060.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $551.20 | $1,060.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $551.20 | $1,060.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SIMP REP SUP WND LT 2.5 CM | $748.80 | $1,664.00 | $332.80–$1,414.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Simp Rep Sup Wnd Lt 2.5 Cm | $867.90 | $867.90 | $86.58–$867.90 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Simp Rep Sup Wnd Lt 2.5 Cm | $867.90 | $867.90 | $86.58–$867.90 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $954.72 | $1,989.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SIMP REP SUP WND LT 2.5 CM | $1,013.40 | $2,252.00 | $450.40–$2,026.80 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $1,412.00 | $998.00 | $78.26–$3,100.00 | -41% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $244.86, median $650.00, highest $1,412.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $551.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.