Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

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 as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$308.66Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Median$428.04half pay less
Highest$520.80in this market
Difference1.7×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

median
Lowest $308.66Highest $520.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC SIM REP S/N/T/E 2.6-7.5 CM $520.80 $868.00 $354.14–$737.80 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC SIM REP S/N/T/E 2.6-7.5 CM $520.80 $868.00 $564.20–$737.80 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $308.66, median $428.04, highest $520.80 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $428.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 1 it is 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.