Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $34.54 to $1,443.60, with a median of $389.10. The lowest listed price is at Forbes Hospital and 1 other hospital — $354.56 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $477.00 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 12011, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Hospital lowest Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $34.54 | $157.00 | $33.08–$5,423.00 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital lowest Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $34.54 | $157.00 | $31.50–$813.45 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $36.11 | $157.00 | $31.50–$813.45 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $37.68 | $157.00 | $33.08–$813.45 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $40.82 | $157.00 | $33.08–$813.45 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $42.39 | $157.00 | $33.08–$813.45 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 FACE,EAR,EYELID,NOSE; 2.5CM < | $117.00 | $195.00 | $52.46–$238.97 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $186.00 | $310.00 | $34.65–$581.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $352.00 | $704.00 | $34.65–$453.09 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $366.60 | $611.00 | $34.65–$806.01 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $367.00 | $734.00 | $34.65–$453.09 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $411.60 | $686.00 | $34.65–$763.38 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $477.00 | $795.00 | $34.65–$783.37 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $543.60 | $906.00 | $34.65–$783.37 | 40% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $551.32 | $716.00 | $31.50–$788.80 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $558.48 | $716.00 | $31.50–$788.80 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $558.48 | $716.00 | $33.08–$788.80 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $558.70 | $755.00 | $33.08–$788.80 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $580.35 | $795.00 | $33.08–$788.80 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $604.20 | $795.00 | $33.08–$788.80 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $606.60 | $1,011.00 | $34.65–$859.35 | 40% | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC RPR F/E/EY/N/L/MM<=2.5CM | $611.55 | $755.00 | $33.08–$788.80 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $709.80 | $1,183.00 | $34.65–$1,005.55 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $852.60 | $1,421.00 | $34.65–$1,207.85 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM FACE | $1,188.60 | $1,981.00 | $53.10–$1,957.21 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SIM LAC<2.6 CM FACE CHIN EARS | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | $810.82–$1,876.68 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.54, median $389.10, highest $1,443.60 — a 41.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $558.48. 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 18 of 18 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 12011 ($319.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $29.83 | file |