Stitches, small wound cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $54.00 to $285.00, with a median of $231.00. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association — $177.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $213.13 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $54.00 | $108.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $113.50 | $227.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $231.00 | $462.00 | $24.50–$818.15 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $285.00 | $570.00 | $25.73–$335.16 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $296.50 | $593.00 | $24.50–$818.15 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $324.50 | $649.00 | $25.00–$335.16 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $54.00, median $231.00, highest $285.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.