Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 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 $138.32 to $1,443.60, with a median of $647.88. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $509.56 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $528.30 at 101 hospitals.
- The median here, $647.88, is 91% above the US median of $339.30.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 16 cities for code 12002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SMPL RPR SUP WND 2.6-7.5CM File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $138.32 | $197.60 | $40.83–$436.89 | 30% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.6-7.5+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $173.10 | $577.00 | $39.05–$577.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 12002/SUTURE REP 2.6-7.5 CM TRUNK+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $210.60 | $351.00 | $9.19–$975.20 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 12002/SUTURE REP 2.6-7.5CM TRUNK+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $210.60 | $351.00 | $42.60–$522.46 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 SIMPLE CLOSE TRUNK/EXT 2.6-7.5 CM+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $210.60 | $351.00 | $42.60–$522.46 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $211.20 | $352.00 | $39.05–$892.40 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.6-7.5 CM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $230.50 | $461.00 | $39.05–$453.09 | 50% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Simple Repair Trnk Ext 26-75 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $262.50 | $375.00 | $70.12–$393.75 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.6-7.5 CM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $273.50 | $547.00 | $171.55–$453.09 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $306.50 | $613.00 | $39.05–$453.09 | 50% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $411.60 | $686.00 | $39.05–$763.38 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $477.00 | $795.00 | $39.05–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $543.60 | $906.00 | $39.05–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $606.60 | $1,011.00 | $39.05–$859.35 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $689.15 | $895.00 | $35.50–$1,241.60 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $895.00 | $35.50–$1,241.60 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $895.00 | $37.28–$1,241.60 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $698.56 | $944.00 | $37.28–$1,241.60 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $725.62 | $994.00 | $37.28–$1,241.60 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $755.44 | $994.00 | $37.28–$1,241.60 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT 2.6-7.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $764.64 | $944.00 | $37.28–$1,241.60 | 19% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $852.60 | $1,421.00 | $39.05–$1,207.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $903.60 | $1,506.00 | $39.05–$1,355.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $913.20 | $1,522.00 | $39.05–$1,293.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SMPL LAC RPR 2.6-7.5CM SCALP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,188.60 | $1,981.00 | $56.68–$3,080.72 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SIM LAC 2.6 - 7.5 CM File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | $810.82–$1,876.68 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $138.32, median $647.88, highest $1,443.60 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $698.10. 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 24 of 24 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.
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