Stitches, small wound cost in Watertown, NY — inpatient
In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs as an inpatient: from $86.00 to $86.00, with a median of $86.00. Across New York, the median is $284.20 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Feb 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Medical Center lowest St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5C M/> | $86.00 | $86.00 | $68.80 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 REPAIR SIMPLE <2.5 CM | $116.50 | $116.50 | $93.20 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 SIMPLE SUTURE 2.5CM S/T/E PC | $262.00 | $262.00 | $39.68–$250.45 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/> | $413.50 | $413.50 | $39.68–$330.80 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 REPAIR SIMPLE <2.5 cm | $430.50 | $430.50 | $344.40 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 REPAIR SIMPLE <2.5 cm | $479.50 | $479.50 | $39.68–$383.60 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 REPAIR SIMPLE <2.5 CM | $479.50 | $479.50 | $39.68–$383.60 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 SIMPLE <2.5 cm | $552.00 | $552.00 | $441.60 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $86.00, median $86.00, highest $86.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $86.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.