Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 5 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 $60.48 to $209.50, with a median of $100.80. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center — $40.32 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $252.11 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 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$60.48Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center
Median$100.80half pay less
Highest$209.50in this market
Difference3.5×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

median
Lowest $60.48Highest $209.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $60.48 $224.00 $60.48–$224.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 12002,LT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $60.48 $224.00 $60.48–$224.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 12002,RT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $60.48 $224.00 $60.48–$224.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 12002,LT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $80.64 $224.00 $56.44–$201.60 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 12002,RT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $80.64 $224.00 $56.44–$201.60 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $80.64 $224.00 $56.44–$201.60 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 12002,LT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $100.80 $224.00 $66.53–$201.60 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 12002,RT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $100.80 $224.00 $66.53–$201.60 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $100.80 $224.00 $66.53–$201.60 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 12002,LT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $123.20 $224.00 $66.98–$201.60 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 12002,RT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $123.20 $224.00 $66.98–$201.60 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM $123.20 $224.00 $66.98–$201.60 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC UC SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM $209.50 $419.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $60.48, median $100.80, highest $209.50 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $60.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 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.