Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 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 $65.70 to $941.40, with a median of $503.55. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $437.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $326.30 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$65.70Lima Memorial Health System
Median$503.55half pay less
Highest$941.40in this market
Difference14.3×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $65.70Highest $941.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Rpr Snaxgentrnk2.6-7.5Cm $65.70 $73.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Lac 2.5-7.5Cm Scalp Neck Extre $689.40 $766.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Rpr Lac Smp Scalp 2.6-7.5 $941.40 $1,569.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $65.70, median $503.55, highest $941.40 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $503.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.