Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 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 as an inpatient: from $278.10 to $597.00, with a median of $370.93. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $92.83 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $370.93 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 12002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Smpl Rpr Sclp/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.6-7.5cm | $278.10 | $1,030.00 | $299.73–$355.35 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Smpl Rpr Sclp/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.6-7.5cm | $278.10 | $1,030.00 | $299.73–$355.35 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC 2.6-7.5CM | $326.00 | $652.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC 2.6-7.5CM | $343.00 | $686.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $248.52–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $212.69–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $212.69–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$667.67 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $248.52–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $248.52–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $248.52–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$667.67 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$682.50 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $229.97–$652.83 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $229.97–$652.83 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$667.67 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$704.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $370.93 | $741.85 | $224.78–$667.67 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM | $597.00 | $597.00 | $447.75–$567.15 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM | $597.00 | $597.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM | $597.00 | $597.00 | $447.75–$567.15 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6 TO 7.5CM | $861.00 | $861.00 | $645.75–$817.95 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6 TO 7.5CM | $861.00 | $861.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6 TO 7.5CM | $861.00 | $861.00 | $645.75–$817.95 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $278.10, median $370.93, highest $597.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $370.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 11 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 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.