Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Corning, NY — inpatient

In Corning, NY, 2 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 $240.01 to $298.70, with a median of $269.36. The lowest listed price is at St. James Hospital — $29.35 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $298.70 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 12002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$240.01St. James Hospital
Median$269.36half pay less
Highest$298.70in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corning, NY.

median
Lowest $240.01Highest $1,083.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. James Hospital lowest Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 PR SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM $240.01 $402.50 — 40% —
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Simple Rep 2.6-7.5cm Scalp Neck $298.70 $373.38 $46.15–$268.31 20% —
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Sreps/N/a/G/Tr/E; 2.6-7.5cm $521.40 $651.75 $46.15–$468.35 20% —
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Repair Simple Scalp,Trunk 2.6cm to 7.5cm $740.80 $926.00 $46.54–$665.42 20% —
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Repair Simple Scalp, Trunk 2.6cm to 7.5cm $1,083.46 $1,354.32 $157.77–$973.21 20% —
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Inpatient: lowest $240.01, median $269.36, highest $298.70 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $201.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.