Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 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: from $308.66 to $520.80, with a median of $428.04. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $119.38 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $428.04 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 12002 SIM REP TRK/LMB 2.6-7.5 Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 12002 Sim Rep Trunk Lmb Nk Sc 2.6-7.5cm Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 12002 SIM REP TRK/LMB 2.6-7.5 Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 12002 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 SIM REP TRK/LMB 2.6-7.5 | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 12002 Sim Rep Trunk Lmb Nk Sc 2.6-7.5cm | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC SIM REP S/N/T/E 2.6-7.5 CM | $520.80 | $868.00 | $45.09–$1,016.56 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC SIM REP S/N/T/E 2.6-7.5 CM | $520.80 | $868.00 | $45.09–$1,471.05 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $308.66, median $428.04, highest $520.80 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $428.04. 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 5 of 5 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.