Stitches, small wound cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $130.90 to $655.20, with a median of $291.00. The lowest listed price is at Carlinville Area Hospital — $160.10 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $258.00 at 52 hospitals.
- The median here, $291.00, is 5% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 14 cities for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital lowest Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/ RHC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $130.90 | $187.00 | $67.32–$267.14 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $180.05 | $277.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $188.17 | $303.50 | $187.85–$2,421.00 | 38% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 LACRPR SMPL 2.5CM OR < SNAXGTE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $194.85 | $389.70 | $112.67–$354.63 | 50% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Suture wound, 2.5 cm or less (except face, ears) File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $220.00 | $275.00 | — | 20% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $231.84 | $322.00 | $64.40–$385.17 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $275.76 | $383.00 | $107.24–$537.51 | 28% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 Rep Superfic Wound 2.5Cm Less 12001+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $291.00 | $291.00 | $188.28–$247.35 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Simple Wound Repair <2.5cm+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $322.40 | $496.00 | $197.14–$251.20 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $354.96 | $493.00 | $138.04–$537.51 | 28% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 LACRPR SMPL 2.5CM OR < SNAXGTE File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $376.70 | $753.40 | $208.55–$1,300.00 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $388.05 | $597.00 | $239.00–$310.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $401.05 | $617.00 | $40.11–$617.00 | 35% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extrem File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | $60.00–$936.80 | — |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 LACER RPR SIMP 2.5CM OR LESS SCALP, NECK File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $493.50 | $705.00 | $253.80–$1,007.14 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $595.40 | $916.00 | $3,428.00–$8,893.00 | 35% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $655.20 | $910.00 | $157.97–$910.00 | 28% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 12001-Scalp/Neck/Trunk/Genital/Extremity <= 2.5 cm File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,391.00 | $1,391.00 | $156.57–$1,182.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $130.90, median $291.00, highest $655.20 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $275.76. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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