Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Dayton, OH
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $488.37 to $851.52, with a median of $669.95. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Childrens Hospital — $181.58 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $317.25 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Childrens Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $488.37 | $697.67 | $195.67–$293.50 | 30% | — source file |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $515.20 | $736.00 | $195.67–$293.50 | 30% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens Ohio Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $851.52 | $851.52 | $31.50–$337.79 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $488.37, median $669.95, highest $851.52 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
What it is
This code covers closing a simple cut up to 2.5 cm (about 1 inch) on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips or mucous membranes.
What the price covers
The price covers the repair. The visit and supplies may be billed separately.