Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Liberty, KY — inpatient

In Liberty, KY, 1 hospital lists 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 as an inpatient: from $247.20 to $247.20, with a median of $247.20. Across Kentucky, the median is $288.62 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$247.20Casey County Hospital
Median$247.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$247.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Casey County Hospital Liberty, KY · (606) 787-6275 SIMPLE REP 2.6-7.5 source file $247.20 $309.00 $50.00–$312.09 20%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $247.20, median $247.20, highest $247.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $247.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.

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.