Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 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 $1,312.74 to $1,316.31, with a median of $1,314.53. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $1.79 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $748.80 at 85 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,312.74Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$1,314.53half pay less
Highest$1,316.31in this market
Difference1.0×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $1,312.74Highest $1,316.31

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WND(S) 2.6-7.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK E CDM $1,312.74 $2,574.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WND(S) 2.6-7.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK E CDM $1,316.31 $2,581.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,312.74, median $1,314.53, highest $1,316.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $802.49 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.