Stitches, small wound cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $31.80 to $987.60, with a median of $268.95. The lowest price is at Carroll County Memorial Hospital (Carrollton). The highest price is 31.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $268.95, is 12% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Kentucky ranks 18th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 57 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.80Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Median$268.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$987.60in Kentucky
Lowest saves$237.15vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital lowest Carrollton · Carrollton, KY SIM RE OF SUP 2.5CM OR < SCA/NECK/ARM | $31.80 | $53.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $74.75 | $115.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $96.60 | $161.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $96.60 | $161.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $101.25 | $135.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL SM | $102.20 | $511.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $104.50 | $209.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN <2.5CM | $118.27 | $381.50 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN <2.5CM | $148.42 | $1,141.64 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY LACERATION REPAIR <2.5CM-TECH | $150.50 | $301.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY SUTURE HEAD | $153.30 | $235.85 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $160.80 | $268.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $170.30 | $262.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY SIMPLE REP 2.5-LESS | $175.20 | $219.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $182.56 | $219.95 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $188.30 | $269.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $208.49 | $552.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $230.42 | $576.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN <2.5CM | $259.44 | $552.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $263.40 | $439.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $266.00 | $350.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $267.60 | $446.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 12001 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or | $268.95 | $448.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $273.32 | $683.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $276.60 | $461.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $276.60 | $461.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $277.20 | $277.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $284.58 | $811.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $295.20 | $492.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $301.20 | $502.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN <2.5CM | $308.70 | $1,029.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $318.71 | $796.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $333.82 | $689.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC REPAIR SIMSCLP 2.5CM/< | $351.18 | $792.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Application Dermabond | $354.97 | $887.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $356.98 | $892.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $357.80 | $894.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $364.80 | $608.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $396.66 | $991.65 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $415.28 | $989.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $458.88 | $1,147.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $468.84 | $1,111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $469.68 | $989.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Repair Simsclp 2.5cm/< | $530.50 | $989.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $531.70 | $818.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB VI SURGICAL CLOSURE | $797.85 | $797.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $841.80 | $2,104.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $940.83 | $940.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $987.60 | $1,646.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $230.42 | $396.66 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 6 | $102.20 | $102.20 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $160.80 | $285.90 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $284.58 | $364.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $266.00 | $301.20 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $267.60 | $272.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $268.95 | $628.28 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $31.80 | $31.80 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $170.30 | $170.30 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $188.30 | $188.30 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $797.85 | $797.85 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $118.27 | $118.27 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $273.32 | $273.32 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $74.75 | $74.75 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $104.50 | $104.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $301.20 | $301.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $150.50 | $150.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $263.40 | $263.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $308.70 | $308.70 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $356.98 | $356.98 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $175.20 | $175.20 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $102.20 | $102.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $357.80 | $357.80 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $153.30 | $153.30 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $101.25 | $101.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $259.44 | $259.44 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $148.42 | $148.42 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $841.80 | $841.80 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $208.49 | $208.49 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $531.70 | $531.70 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $182.56 | $182.56 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.