Surgery and procedures CPT 12001 Outpatient

Stitches, small wound cost in Whitewater, WI

In Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $484.88 to $484.88, with a median of $484.88. Across Wisconsin, the median is $325.36 at 72 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$484.88Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth
Median$484.88half pay less
Highest$484.88in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva, WI · (262) 245-0535 HC REPR WOUND 2.5 OR < 12001 $484.88 $646.50 — 25% Mar 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $484.88, median $484.88, highest $484.88.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $484.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.