Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair (one side of the body): from $1,312.74 to $1,316.31, with a median of $1,314.53. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $1.79 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $678.42 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $1,312.74 | $2,574.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital one side Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $1,316.31 | $2,581.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $1,312.74, median $1,314.53, highest $1,316.31.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,314.53. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.