Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 13 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 $286.00 to $775.50, with a median of $422.00. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center — $136.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $380.17 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $422.00, is 24% above the US median of $339.30.
- That is 2.1× 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 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 12002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 and Jul 14, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $572.00 | $25.00 | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 12002 Simple repair of scalp, neck, axillae, genitalia, trunk, extremities, 2.6-7.5cm File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $606.00 | $127.10–$2,442.00 | 50% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $326.50 | $653.00 | $191.00–$6,206.00 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $326.50 | $653.00 | $191.00–$6,206.00 | 50% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 SMP REP2.6CM 7.5CM S N A G T E File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $380.17 | $584.88 | $163.77–$526.39 | 35% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC REPAIR SMPL S/N/A/EXT GNTL/T/E 2.6CM-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | $198.70–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC REPAIR SMPL S/N/A/EXT GNTL/T/E 2.6CM-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | $198.70–$1,290.59 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC REPAIR SMPL S/N/A/EXT GNTL/T/E 2.6CM-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | $198.70–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC REPAIR SMPL S/N/A/EXT GNTL/T/E 2.6CM-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | $198.70–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC REPAIR SMPL S/N/A/EXT GNTL/T/E 2.6CM-7.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $844.00 | $198.70–$1,269.99 | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 SMP REP2.6CM 7.5CM S N A G T E File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $427.30 | $657.38 | $190.64–$558.77 | 35% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $675.74 | $1,689.34 | $2,117.00 | 60% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Simple 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% |
Outpatient: lowest $286.00, median $422.00, highest $775.50 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $422.00. 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 11 of 12 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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