Stitches, small wound cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $94.00 to $1,578.42, with a median of $429.78. The lowest price is at Norton Sound Health (Nome). The highest price is 16.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $429.78, is 40% above the US median of $307.12.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Alaska ranks 42nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$94.00Norton Sound Health
Median$429.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,578.42in Alaska
Lowest saves$335.78vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Sound Health lowest Nome · Nome, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $94.00 | $188.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $204.56 | $272.74 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $204.75 | $315.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICL WOUND(S)< 2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $229.32 | $294.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova · Cordova, AK REPR S-FICIAL WND 2.5CM | $240.00 | $480.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $372.00 | $372.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $429.78 | $551.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $585.20 | $616.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $598.00 | $598.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC PR ED 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $626.34 | $803.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $678.00 | $678.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $836.16 | $1,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,578.42 | $5,261.40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $598.00 | $836.16 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $585.20 | $585.20 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $204.56 | $204.56 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $429.78 | $429.78 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $372.00 | $372.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $204.75 | $204.75 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $626.34 | $626.34 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $678.00 | $678.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $229.32 | $229.32 |
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
- Alabama$222.30
- 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.