Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $188.17 to $851.62, with a median of $352.00. The lowest listed price is at Touchette Regional Hospital — $163.83 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $255.00 at 43 hospitals.
- The median here, $352.00, is 8% above the US median of $325.60.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 12011, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchette Regional Hospital lowest Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Simple repair of superficial wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.5 cm or less File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $188.17 | $303.50 | $187.85–$2,421.00 | 38% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 LACRPR SMPL 2.5CM OR < FEENLMM File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $206.20 | $412.40 | $119.24–$375.28 | 50% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC SIMP F/E/E/N/L/MM 2.5CM OR < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $230.40 | $320.00 | $64.00–$385.17 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC SIMP F/E/E/N/L/MM 2.5CM OR < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $298.80 | $415.00 | $116.20–$537.51 | 28% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Suture wound, 2.5 cm or less (face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes) File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $308.00 | $385.00 | — | 20% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC SIMP F/E/E/N/L/MM 2.5CM OR < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $308.88 | $429.00 | $120.12–$537.51 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Simple Wnd Rpr-Face <2.5c File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $322.40 | $496.00 | $197.14–$251.20 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Simp Rep F/Een/Lp/Mm 2.5cm/< File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $334.10 | $514.00 | $239.00–$292.00 | 35% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 12011 Simple repair of wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membra; <2.5cm File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $352.00 | $352.00 | $227.74–$299.20 | — |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 Simple Repair F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5cm/ RHC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $358.40 | $512.00 | $184.32–$731.43 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Simp Rep F/Een/Lp/Mm 2.5cm/< File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $369.85 | $569.00 | $258.00–$363.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 LACRPR SMPL 2.5CM OR < FEENLMM File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $407.15 | $814.30 | $208.55–$1,300.00 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Simp Rep F/Een/Lp/Mm 2.5cm/< File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $442.65 | $681.00 | $53.12–$1,199.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Simple Wnd Rpr-Face <2.5c File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $452.40 | $696.00 | $3,897.00–$7,801.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Simp Rep F/Een/Lp/Mm 2.5cm/<+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $490.75 | $755.00 | $49.08–$755.00 | 35% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 LACER RPR SIMP 2.5 CM OR LESS FACE, EARS File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $493.50 | $705.00 | $253.80–$1,007.14 | 30% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC SIMP F/E/E/N/L/MM 2.5CM OR < File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $684.72 | $951.00 | $157.97–$951.00 | 28% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $851.62 | $851.62 | $48.10–$337.79 | — |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 12011-Face/Ear/Eyelid/Nose/Lip Less Than/Equal to 2.5 cm File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,391.00 | $1,391.00 | $186.98–$1,182.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $188.17, median $352.00, highest $851.62 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $308.88. 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 9 of 14 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.
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