Stitches, small wound cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $243.60 to $1,784.00, with a median of $463.00. The lowest price is at Lowell General Hospital (Lowell). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $463.00, is 51% above the US median of $307.12.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Massachusetts ranks 45th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 30 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$243.60Lowell General Hospital
Median$463.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,784.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$219.40vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital lowest Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $243.60 | $348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $249.67 | $554.82 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | $250.00 | $250.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $257.87 | $573.05 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $311.85 | $693.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Rpr S/N/AX/Gen/Trk </2.5cm | $340.29 | $358.20 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Rpr S/N/AX/Gen/Trk </2.5cm | $340.29 | $358.20 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Rpr S/N/AX/Gen/Trk </2.5cm | $340.29 | $358.20 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $359.80 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $384.00 | $384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $459.50 | $919.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $459.50 | $919.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $459.50 | $919.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $461.30 | $659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $462.00 | $462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Simple Non Facial Repair 2.5 Cm | $464.00 | $464.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Simple Repair Scalp Etc <2.5cm | $467.00 | $467.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $472.00 | $472.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $481.00 | $481.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $484.00 | $484.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Simple Non Facial Repair 2.5 Cm | $494.00 | $494.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Simple Non Facial Repair 2.5 Cm | $497.00 | $497.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH REP SIMP SNAGT&E 0-2.5CM | $534.00 | $712.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $549.59 | $549.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $587.00 | $587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH RPR; S/N/AX/G/TRNK <= 2.5 CM | $611.10 | $873.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE BODY | $625.53 | $625.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $627.00 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $652.00 | $652.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC SIMP REP WOUND SCALP NECK TRUNK ETC 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,784.00 | $1,784.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 18 | $243.60 | $467.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $459.50 | $504.54 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $464.00 | $480.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $340.29 | $340.29 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
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
- Maine$160.20
- Maryland$460.14, 4 hospitals
- 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.