Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 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 $90.60 to $252.85, with a median of $119.45. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital — $28.85 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $144.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR smpl rep/sclp/nck/ax/gen/trnk 2.6-7.5 | $90.60 | $151.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC RPR SCLP-TRNK EXTR 2.6-7.5 | $112.84 | $434.00 | $231.76–$330.71 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME REPAIR SCLP-TRNK EXTR 2.6-7.5 | $113.62 | $437.00 | $233.36–$332.99 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRK2.6-7.5CM | $113.62 | $437.00 | $233.36–$332.99 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF RPR SCLP-TRNK EXTR 2.6-7.5 | $125.32 | $482.00 | $257.39–$367.28 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRK2.6-7.5CM | $125.32 | $482.00 | $257.39–$367.28 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM - AMBULATORY RATE | $126.05 | $126.05 | $92.72–$873.51 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.6-7.5cm | $134.40 | $224.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME LR SMPL TRNK/NECK 2.6-7.5 | $136.24 | $524.00 | $279.82–$399.29 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 Smpl rep/scalp/neck/ax/gen/trunk 2.6-7.5 | $175.80 | $293.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 Smpl rep/sclp/nck/ax/gen/trnk 2.6-7.5 | $175.80 | $293.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM - AMBULATORY RATE | $195.90 | $195.90 | $54.64–$221.01 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WHC LAC NON-FACE (2.6-7.5CM) | $223.80 | $373.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WHC DOC LAC NON-FACE (2.6-7.5CM) | $234.00 | $390.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH RPR SCLP-TRNK EXTR 2.6-7.5 | $238.94 | $919.00 | $490.75–$700.28 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM | $252.85 | $252.85 | $186.00–$873.51 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SUTURE BODY 2.6-7.5 | $297.60 | $496.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $312.70 | $312.70 | $54.64–$221.01 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM | $471.50 | $471.50 | $192.31–$873.51 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $495.10 | $495.10 | $54.64–$221.01 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $90.60, median $119.45, highest $252.85 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $119.45. 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 3 of 3 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.