Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 12 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 $53.78 to $775.50, with a median of $630.45. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters — $576.67 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $422.00 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $630.45, is 86% above the US median of $339.30.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 12002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 RPR SUP NPTERF WND BD2.67+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $53.78 | $59.75 | $13.74–$56.76 | 10% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Rpr Lac Smp Scalp 2.6-7.5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $222.00 | $370.00 | — | 40% |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Simp Rep Scalp Etc. 2.6-7.5cm File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $270.00 | $540.00 | — | 50% |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Repr Smp Not Face 2.6-7.5Cm File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $379.61 | $632.69 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Repr Smp Not Face 2.6-7.5cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Repr Smp Not Face 2.6-7.5cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Repr Smp Not Face 2.6-7.5cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $485.40 | $809.00 | — | 40% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.5-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.6-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.6-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.6-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.6-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 12002 Simp Rep Trunk 2.6-7.5Cm+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $775.50 | $1,551.00 | — | 50% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 SREP S/N/A/G/TR/E;2.6-7.5 File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $3,215.39 | $3,572.66 | $821.71–$3,394.03 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $53.78, median $630.45, highest $775.50 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $775.50. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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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