Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $240.75 to $872.40, with a median of $462.60. The lowest listed price is at Bethesda North and 1 other hospital — $221.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $317.25 at 89 hospitals.
- The median here, $462.60, is 42% above the US median of $326.10.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 12011, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Rpr F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $240.75 | $321.00 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Rpr F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $240.75 | $321.00 | — | 25% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm|RIGHT SIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Simple Rep Wnd Face <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $462.60 | $771.00 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Rep Lac Simple Face <= 2.5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $476.34 | $934.00 | $127.05–$934.00 | 49% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Simple Repair, Face, 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $731.34 | $1,434.00 | $127.05–$1,434.00 | 49% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Smpl Repair Supfcl Wnd Feenl 2.5Cm Less File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $872.40 | $1,454.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Smpl Repair Supfcl Wnd Feenl 2.5Cm Less File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $872.40 | $1,454.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $240.75, median $462.60, highest $872.40 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $462.60. 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 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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