Stitches, small wound cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 74 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $48.72 to $584.00, with a median of $277.86. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health Center (Baudette) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $277.86, is 10% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Minnesota ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 74 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.72Lakewood Health Center + 1 more
Median$277.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$584.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$229.14vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health Center lowest Baudette · Baudette, MN RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM CLI FAC | $48.72 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM CLI FAC | $48.72 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN RPR LAC SMP SCLP<2.5CM CLI FAC | $53.07 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $86.74 | $112.64 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $94.90 | $365.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $136.24 | $524.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $153.75 | $205.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $168.30 | $198.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $168.72 | $456.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ORTHO SIMPLE RPR WOUNDS <2.5CM | $173.76 | $271.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Repair superficial wound | $176.18 | $383.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN SIMPLE REPAIR WOUND SCALP,NECK,TRUNK,EXTREMITIES; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $176.64 | $276.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $190.34 | $307.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN SIMPLE WOUND REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/EXT 2.5 CM OR LESS | $192.61 | $226.60 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $202.89 | $385.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $202.89 | $385.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $207.06 | $340.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $211.23 | $497.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $215.34 | $537.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $218.35 | $544.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.36 | $544.54 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.55 | $545.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $218.55 | $545.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Repair superficial wound | $222.04 | $364.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $231.63 | $545.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL, WOUND BODY < =2.5CM | $231.63 | $545.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $237.72 | $424.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI SIMPLE REPAIR 2.5CM AND LESS | $263.01 | $398.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $264.06 | $326.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $264.39 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Rpr S/N/Ax/Gen/Trnk <2.5cm Fac | $266.00 | $635.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN WOUND REPAIR 2.5 CM OR LESS | $267.95 | $377.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $270.28 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $277.86 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN SIMPLE REPAIR WOUND SCALP, NECK, AXILLAE, EXT GENITALIA, TRUNK OR EXTREMITIES; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $282.20 | $332.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $283.33 | $421.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI LAC SIMPLE C 0 - 2.5 CM | $291.00 | $291.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $301.60 | $464.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $305.36 | $347.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $308.80 | $386.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $312.80 | $460.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $317.85 | $489.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $324.80 | $406.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN REPAIR WOUND SCALP TRUNK EXTR | $330.90 | $523.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $353.06 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $359.20 | $449.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $359.20 | $449.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $365.60 | $457.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $405.79 | $845.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $405.79 | $845.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $405.79 | $845.40 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $408.00 | $408.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $421.29 | $501.53 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Simple Wound Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Gen/Trunk/Ext 2.5 Cm or Less | $424.54 | $588.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $458.40 | $573.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $469.60 | $587.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 12001 SMPL RPR SUPERL WNDS SCALP NECK AXILLAE GENITAL TRNK EXTREM 2.5 | $469.60 | $587.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $474.40 | $593.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $475.20 | $594.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $500.97 | $500.97 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $534.13 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ED 12001 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.5CM OR< | $544.50 | $605.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $584.00 | $584.00 | Oct 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 17 | $94.90 | $215.34 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $173.76 | $277.86 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $231.63 | $267.95 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $302.25 | $443.12 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $176.18 | $338.58 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $302.25 | $302.25 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $237.72 | $237.72 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $469.60 | $469.60 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $48.72 | $48.72 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $469.60 | $469.60 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $283.33 | $283.33 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $458.40 | $458.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $192.61 | $192.61 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $270.28 | $270.28 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $266.00 | $266.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $317.85 | $317.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $421.29 | $421.29 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $302.25 | $302.25 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $408.00 | $408.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $86.74 | $86.74 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $474.40 | $474.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $176.64 | $176.64 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $282.20 | $282.20 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $544.50 | $544.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $153.75 | $153.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $359.20 | $359.20 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $330.90 | $330.90 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $222.04 | $222.04 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $168.30 | $168.30 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $48.72 | $48.72 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $305.36 | $305.36 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $207.06 | $207.06 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $302.25 | $302.25 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $301.60 | $301.60 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $190.34 | $190.34 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $308.80 | $308.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $475.20 | $475.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $534.13 | $534.13 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $424.54 | $424.54 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $359.20 | $359.20 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $365.60 | $365.60 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $312.80 | $312.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $53.07 | $53.07 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $324.80 | $324.80 |
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
- Massachusetts$463.00
- Michigan$210.83
- 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.