Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 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 $135.30 to $234.00, with a median of $195.72. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital — $60.42 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $204.42 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Repair Simple Wound Scalp Neck Axillae External Ge | $135.30 | $451.00 | $207.46–$908.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 WC-Repair Simple Wound 2.6-7.5 cm Scalp Neck Trunk | $135.30 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Laceration Repair | $135.30 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 PC WOUND GEN 2.6 - 7.5CM | $153.37 | $313.00 | $78.25–$306.74 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Laceration Repair | $162.36 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 WC-Repair Simple Wound 2.6-7.5 cm Scalp Neck Trunk | $162.36 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Laceration Repair | $162.36 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 WC-Repair Simple Wound 2.6-7.5 cm Scalp Neck Trunk | $162.36 | $451.00 | $118.00–$315.70 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $79.22–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $83.88–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $74.56–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $65.24–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $69.90–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $195.72 | $466.00 | $79.22–$12,765.09 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Repair Simple Wound Scalp Neck Axillae External Ge | $215.64 | $599.00 | $275.54–$908.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Repair Simple Wound Scalp Neck Axillae External Ge | $215.64 | $599.00 | $275.54–$908.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RSW SIMPL H/N/T/E 2.6-7.5CM | $229.32 | $468.00 | $163.80–$458.64 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $234.00 | $360.00 | $51.51–$269.59 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $234.00 | $360.00 | $51.51–$269.59 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 SMPL REPAIR SCALP-NECK-AX-GENIT-TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $1,128.00–$7,119.04 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 SMPL REPAIR SCALP-NECK-AX-GENIT-TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $1,128.00–$7,119.04 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $135.30, median $195.72, highest $234.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $195.72. 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 10 of 10 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.