Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 12 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 $135.00 to $10,248.48, with a median of $241.15. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $106.15 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $352.50 at 111 hospitals.
- The median here, $241.15, is 29% below the US median of $339.30.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Columbus, OH has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 12002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Jul 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $150.00 | $70.50–$147.00 | 10% |
| Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 12002 Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7. File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $176.85 | $393.00 | $174.11–$734.00 | 55% |
| Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $195.30 | $434.00 | $174.11–$734.00 | 55% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Rep Simp Sc/Ne/Ax/Gen/Tr/Ext 2.6-7.5 Cm File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $213.15 | $213.15 | — | — |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $229.65 | $353.30 | $130.72–$342.70 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$1,724.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $250.25 | $385.00 | $142.45–$373.45 | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Resup Npterf Wnd Body 2.6-7.5 Cm File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $1,087.75 | $1,087.75 | $189.58–$1,087.75 | — |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $10,248.48 | $12,057.03 | $53.11–$12,057.03 | 15% |
Outpatient: lowest $135.00, median $241.15, highest $10,248.48 — a 75.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $241.15. 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 10 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 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.
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