Stitches, small wound cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $32.00 to $1,658.24, with a median of $222.30. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The highest price is 51.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $222.30, is 28% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Alabama ranks 9th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 35 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 12001. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$32.00Coosa Valley Medical Center
Median$222.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,658.24in Alabama
Lowest saves$190.30vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Simple Repair Scalp-neck | $32.00 | $134.00 | — source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $41.20 | $103.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL SIMPLE LACERATION REPAIR | $58.89 | $226.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Laceration Repair 2.5 or less | $87.41 | $116.55 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama one side Wedowee · Wedowee, AL SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $90.40 | $226.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL RPR SMPL SUPF S/N/AX/G/T 2.5CM/< | $146.40 | $244.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Simple Repair 2.5cm or < | $153.00 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL SIMPL RPR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $154.40 | $193.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL SIMPLE REPAIR WOUNDS UP TO 2.5 CM | $168.43 | $310.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND/S 12001 | $168.63 | $337.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND/S 12001 | $168.63 | $337.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $179.00 | $1,058.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA SIMPLE < 2.5CM | $186.13 | $372.25 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL SIMP SCLP-TRNK <2.5CM | $209.08 | $209.08 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL SM SUP SCLP/NCK/EXT/TK/HDS&FT <2.5CM) | $219.70 | $338.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $220.50 | $315.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL REPAIR SIMPLE WOUND UP TO 2.5 CM | $220.57 | $441.13 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP NECK 2.5CM OR LESS | $222.30 | $261.53 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL CTH RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM OR LESS | $232.65 | $423.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $237.50 | $593.76 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $278.21 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $278.21 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC SIM REP S/N/A/G/TR/E <2.5CM | $285.76 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR OF WOUND TRUNK | $295.00 | $454.38 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL XR-SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL W | $329.50 | $329.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL XR-SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL W | $329.50 | $329.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL XR-SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL W | $329.50 | $329.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $393.36 | $914.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $623.00 | $1,246.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $639.18 | $7,101.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,071.89 | $5,954.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,285.41 | $8,569.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,632.42 | $13,603.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,657.15 | $9,206.41 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,658.24 | $11,054.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 4 | $87.41 | $301.22 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $329.50 | $329.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $237.50 | $761.46 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $179.00 | $905.71 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $154.40 | $161.52 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $232.65 | $232.65 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $285.76 | $285.76 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $623.00 | $623.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $295.00 | $295.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,071.89 | $1,071.89 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $219.70 | $219.70 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $639.18 | $639.18 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $186.13 | $186.13 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $168.63 | $168.63 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $329.50 | $329.50 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $278.21 | $278.21 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $1,657.15 | $1,657.15 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $220.57 | $220.57 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $41.20 | $41.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $222.30 | $222.30 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $146.40 | $146.40 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $58.89 | $58.89 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $220.50 | $220.50 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $168.43 | $168.43 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $278.21 | $278.21 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What stitches, small wound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stitches, small wound explained.
Simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs in other states
- Alaska$429.78
- Arizona$224.93
- Arkansas$206.28
- California$551.20
- Colorado$413.12
- Connecticut$397.10
- Delaware$629.27
- District of Columbia$380.17, 3 hospitals
- Florida$502.80
- Georgia$287.70
- Hawaii$364.70
- Idaho$255.05
- Illinois$368.10
- Indiana$437.91
- Iowa$239.50
- Kansas$260.89
- Kentucky$268.95
- Louisiana$198.20
- Maine$160.20
- Maryland$460.14, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$463.00
- Michigan$210.83
- Minnesota$277.86
- Mississippi$183.60
- Missouri$258.00
- Montana$247.36
- Nebraska$215.14
- Nevada$315.00
- New Hampshire$228.37
- New Jersey$420.40
- New Mexico$360.50
- New York$378.00
- North Carolina$332.00
- North Dakota$308.00
- Ohio$330.00
- Oklahoma$197.11
- Oregon$339.87
- Pennsylvania$514.60
- Puerto Rico$237.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$280.80
- South Carolina$322.00
- South Dakota$461.60
- Tennessee$215.73
- Texas$334.29
- Utah$252.00
- Vermont$397.59
- Virginia$363.00
- Washington$341.70
- West Virginia$282.95
- Wisconsin$325.36
- Wyoming$335.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.