Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 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 $157.92 to $1,649.46, with a median of $199.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $41.08 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $288.60 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM | $157.92 | $329.00 | $74.09–$289.52 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM | $157.92 | $329.00 | $74.09–$289.52 | 52% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr 2.6-7.5 Cm | $199.00 | $1,002.04 | $169.39–$1,002.04 | 80% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM TX RM DRM | $332.64 | $693.00 | $273.00–$623.70 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM TX RM DRM | $332.64 | $693.00 | $162.96–$623.70 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM TX RM TPC | $332.64 | $693.00 | $162.96–$623.70 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 SREPS/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.6-7.5CM TX RM TPC | $332.64 | $693.00 | $273.00–$623.70 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 SREPS//G/TR/E 2.6 THRU 7.5 CM ER | $462.24 | $963.00 | $162.96–$866.70 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 SREPS//G/TR/E 2.6 THRU 7.5 CM ER | $462.24 | $963.00 | $273.00–$866.70 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $1,649.46 | $1,649.46 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $1,649.46 | $1,649.46 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $157.92, median $199.00, highest $1,649.46 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $903.69. 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 3 of 3 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.