Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $56.40 to $1,056.48, with a median of $660.40. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $604.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $678.42 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 20 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $56.40 | $141.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center one side Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $156.80 | $448.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center one side Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM CDM | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center one side Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER RPR LAC SMP FACE <2.5 CM | $256.00 | $882.25 | $104.67–$882.25 | 71% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro one side San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance one side Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital one side Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $368.64 | $768.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $563.04 | $1,173.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center one side Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $602.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB SIMPLE LAC REPAIR UP TO 2.5 CM FACE | $678.42 | $1,043.73 | $213.62–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $678.42 | $1,043.73 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgery Group 2 Global Rate | $678.42 | $1,043.73 | $2,978.00–$4,107.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 0 | $678.42 | $1,043.73 | $213.62–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 79 | $678.42 | $1,043.73 | $213.62–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 LAC SIMPLE<2.5 FACIAL | $728.70 | $2,082.00 | $176.85–$2,082.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Rpr F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 Cm/< | $823.75 | $823.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Rpr F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 Cm/< | $823.75 | $823.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB SIMPLE LAC REPAIR UP TO 2.5 CM FACE | $1,015.82 | $1,562.80 | $247.42–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $1,015.82 | $1,562.80 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgery Group 2 Global Rate | $1,015.82 | $1,562.80 | $14,322.00–$15,354.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $1,015.82 | $1,562.80 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center one side Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $1,056.48 | $2,201.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.40, median $660.40, highest $1,056.48 — a 18.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $660.40. 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 4 of 13 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.