Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $46.20 to $67.20, with a median of $46.20. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $452.17 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX WSP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM#PF# | $46.20 | $231.00 | $52.48–$52.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM#PF# | $46.20 | $231.00 | $52.48–$52.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CEP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $50.09–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $46.59–$52.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $46.59–$52.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CEP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $50.09–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EMP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $50.09–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EMP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM #PF# | $52.73 | $263.64 | $50.09–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM#PF# | $54.98 | $274.89 | $52.23–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM#PF# | $54.98 | $274.89 | $52.23–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PED RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $67.20 | $336.00 | $67.20–$268.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE RP CMP EL/NSE/EAR/LIP <1.1 | $69.35 | $346.75 | $52.48–$249.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE RP CMP EL/NSE/EAR/LIP <1.1 | $69.35 | $346.75 | $52.48–$249.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN RP CMP EL/NSE/EAR/LIP <1.1 | $69.35 | $346.75 | $52.48–$249.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN RP CMP EL/NSE/EAR/LIP <1.1 | $69.35 | $346.75 | $52.48–$249.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ER S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $90.60 | $452.98 | $52.48–$326.15 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ER S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $90.60 | $452.98 | $52.48–$326.15 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $99.07 | $495.36 | $52.48–$356.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $99.07 | $495.36 | $52.48–$356.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE RP CMP EL/NSE/EAR/LIP <1.1 | $99.07 | $495.36 | $52.48–$356.66 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $104.03 | $520.13 | $52.48–$374.49 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC EL RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $130.45 | $652.23 | $98.46–$521.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ERD RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $135.90 | $679.48 | $52.48–$489.23 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ERD RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $135.90 | $679.48 | $52.48–$489.23 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $140.67–$367.89 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $52.48–$500.72 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $140.67–$367.89 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $139.09 | $695.45 | $52.48–$500.72 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCU RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $173.80 | $869.00 | $98.46–$695.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $173.80 | $869.00 | $48.69–$695.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ER S/L FACE <= 2.5 CM | $178.20 | $891.00 | $48.69–$712.80 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $46.20, median $46.20, highest $67.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $69.35. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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.