Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $66.15 to $601.72, with a median of $203.97. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $137.82 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $298.70 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 12002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM | $66.15 | $94.50 | $62.42–$256.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.6-7.5 CM | $131.45 | $187.78 | $62.42–$668.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 RPR LAC SIMP S/N/G/E 2.6-7.5CM | $180.85 | $522.96 | $175.89–$1,301.53 | 65% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5cm | $203.97 | $203.97 | $19.06–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5cm | $203.97 | $116.40 | $19.06–$430.00 | -75% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5cm | $203.97 | $203.97 | $19.06–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5cm | $203.97 | $203.97 | $44.77–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Resup Npterf Wnd Body 2.6-7.5 Cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $44.77–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Resup Npterf Wnd Body 2.6-7.5 Cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $19.06–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Resup Npterf Wnd Body 2.6-7.5 Cm | $430.00 | $430.00 | $19.06–$430.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Simple Repair Not Face 2.67.5 | $601.72 | $601.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $66.15, median $203.97, highest $601.72 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $203.97. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 code covers closing a simple cut with stitches, staples or glue when the total length is 2.6 to 7.5 cm (about 1 to 3 inches) on the scalp, neck, body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price covers the repair. The visit, a tetanus shot and supplies may be billed separately.