Stitches, small wound cost in Maine
In Maine, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $44.00 to $433.90, with a median of $148.74. The lowest price is at Calais Community Hospital (Calais). The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $148.74, is 52% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Maine has the lowest median of 49 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 27 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$44.00Calais Community Hospital
Median$148.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$433.90in Maine
Lowest saves$104.74vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais · Calais, ME 12001 Off Fac: Rpr S/n/a/e; <=2.5cm | $44.00 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME FAC LACERATION REPAIR SIMPLE <2.5 CM | $84.41 | $105.51 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME WND 2.5CM OR LESS FACILITY | $93.45 | $445.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $108.15 | $108.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME REPAIR SCALP-TRNK EXTR <2.6CM | $108.16 | $416.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $118.80 | $118.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< TechFee | $122.43 | $371.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME LAC RPR SNATE 2.5CM OR LESS FF | $123.48 | $588.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC REPR WND SMP BODY/SCALP/EXTR <2.5 CM | $125.00 | $431.56 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC RPR SUPER WND <2.5CM SNAGT | $126.14 | $371.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME 12001 - RPR SF WND SCALP HND FOOT GENIT 2.5CM/LESS | $130.25 | $521.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC REPR WND SMP BODY/SCALP/EXTR <2.5 CM | $133.00 | $431.56 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME SIM RPR SNAGT <2.5 CM F | $137.27 | $371.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME Smpl rep/scalp/neck/ax/gen/trunk </=2.5 | $160.20 | $267.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME REPAIR SIMPLE | $160.55 | $169.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC REP LAC SMP NOT FACE <2.5CM | $164.54 | $433.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $185.50 | $371.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME SIM REP/NON-FACE < 2.5 CM ADH | $187.50 | $270.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC REPR WND SMP BODY/SCALP/EXTR <2.5 CM | $197.00 | $431.56 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC REP LAC SMP NOT FACE <2.5CM | $197.37 | $387.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $198.90 | $198.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 12001 Simple repair of wounds; scalp, neck, axillae, genitalia, trunk, extremeties; <2.5cm | $272.70 | $303.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME 12001 Simple Repair Scalp/neck/ax/genit/trunk 2.5cm/< Techfee | $278.00 | $370.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $320.95 | $320.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $373.30 | $373.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME Simple repair <2.5cm scalp/nec | $415.80 | $462.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $433.90 | $433.90 | Oct 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $84.41 | $145.41 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $108.16 | $146.60 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $164.54 | $180.77 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $272.70 | $272.70 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $373.30 | $373.30 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $137.27 | $137.27 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $108.15 | $108.15 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $122.43 | $122.43 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $130.25 | $130.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $320.95 | $320.95 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $185.50 | $185.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $160.55 | $160.55 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $278.00 | $278.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $126.14 | $126.14 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $123.48 | $123.48 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $433.90 | $433.90 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $187.50 | $187.50 |
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
- Kentucky$268.95
- Louisiana$198.20
- 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.