Stitches, small wound cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 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 $117.60 to $782.30, with a median of $369.75. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Edmonds — $252.15 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $359.80 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Edmonds lowest Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $117.60 | $245.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $338.61 | $1,174.72 | $845.80–$881.04 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $357.29 | $1,174.72 | $845.80–$881.04 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $358.71 | $1,174.72 | $505.13–$1,057.25 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $360.88 | $694.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $360.88 | $694.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $368.66 | $1,174.72 | $845.80–$881.04 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 SIMPLE REPAIR,SCALP/NECK/TRUNK/EXT, TO 2.5 CM | $369.75 | $725.00 | $464.36–$580.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - REPAIR, SIMPLE WNDS, TRUNK/EXTREM 2.5 CM/LESS, FAC | $369.75 | $725.00 | $464.36–$580.00 | 49% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $389.07 | $1,174.72 | $845.80–$881.04 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $415.11 | $1,174.72 | $328.93–$1,057.25 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Rep Simpl Sclp Nck Trnk<=2.5Cm | $530.50 | $1,061.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Simpl Repair Non Face <=2.5cm | $782.30 | $782.30 | $197.14–$751.01 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $117.60, median $369.75, highest $782.30 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $364.77 — 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 6 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.