Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 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 $67.80 to $319.31, with a median of $174.72. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $106.92 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $164.59 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP SUTURE SIMPLE 2.6-7.5 | $67.80 | $113.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REPR SUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 | $174.72 | $448.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REPR SMP NOT FACE 2.6-7.5CM | $174.72 | $448.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LAC REP SIMP 2.6-7.5 SCLP/HD/FT | $278.40 | $464.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LAC REP SIMP2.6-7.5CM SCLP/HD/FT | $289.22 | $482.04 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Sim-2.6-7.5Cmscl,Nk,Trunk,Ex | $319.31 | $863.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5 Scm | $319.31 | $863.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Smpl Repr Scalp Neck Trnk Ext 2.6 - 7.5 Cm | $319.31 | $863.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $67.80, median $174.72, highest $319.31 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $174.72. 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.