Surgery and procedures CPT 12002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Refugio, TX — inpatient

In Refugio, TX, 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 $499.84 to $499.84, with a median of $499.84. Across Texas, the median is $456.88 at 204 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2026 and Apr 22, 2026.

Lowest$499.84Refugio County Memorial Hospital

Median$499.84half of hospitals charge less

Highest$499.84in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Refugio County Memorial Hospital Refugio, TX · (361) 526-2321 Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file	$499.84	$624.80	$249.92–$499.84	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 $499.84, median $499.84, highest $499.84.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $499.84 — 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 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.

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.