Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 8 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 $241.15, 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 $326.30 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $135.00 | $150.00 | $70.50–$147.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $229.65 | $353.30 | $130.72–$342.70 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| 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 | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$1,724.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities 2.6 - 7.5 Cm | $241.15 | $371.00 | $166.58–$2,313.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $250.25 | $385.00 | $142.45–$373.45 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $267.30 | $297.00 | $85.97–$297.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Repair Superficial Wd Simple Scalp/Neck/Ax/Gent/Trunk/Ext 2.6-7.5 Cm | $367.55 | — | $37.70–$120.16 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $135.00, median $241.15, highest $241.15 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 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 8 of 8 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.