Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 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 $502.80 to $636.93, with a median of $606.60. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $103.80 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $575.90 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Repair Superf Wound 2.6-7.5Cm | $502.80 | $1,257.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $606.60 | $606.60 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $636.93 | $636.93 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $502.80, median $606.60, highest $636.93 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $606.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.