Stitches, small wound cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $77.00 to $2,874.85, with a median of $258.00. The lowest price is at Community Hospital Association (Fairfax). The highest price is 37.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $258.00, is 16% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Missouri ranks 16th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 52 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$77.00Community Hospital Association
Median$258.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,874.85in Missouri
Lowest saves$181.00vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital Association lowest Fairfax · Fairfax, MO SMP SCLP,NCK HND FT<2.5 | $77.00 | $110.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO LAC SIMPLE SCALP/TRNK<=2.5CM | $99.45 | $221.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $105.26 | $463.70 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO 12001 WC Wound Repair Simple: =<2.5Cm Tc | $109.00 | $436.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 12001 Simple repair of wounds; scalp, neck, axillae, genitalia, trunk, extremeties; <2.5cm | $112.80 | $141.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO SIMPLE REPAIR 2.5CM | $125.10 | $139.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $133.28 | $190.40 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 12001 Wound Repair Sim Scalp/Neck <=2.5cm ESL | $138.60 | $252.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 12001 Wound Repair Sim Scalp/Neck <=2.5cm ESL | $138.60 | $252.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO HSPTLST INPT RPR <2.5CM SCLP/NK/TR/EXT | $147.00 | $210.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $158.81 | $264.68 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $180.05 | $277.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $180.05 | $277.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Repr Wnd Smp Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $199.00 | $1,002.04 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO PF REP SMP EXT <2.5CM | $210.00 | $300.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5 CM/< | $215.80 | $332.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $218.70 | $273.37 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Suture wound, 2.5 cm or less (except face, ears) | $220.00 | $275.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS LAC SIMPLE EXT | $227.00 | $817.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO LACERATIN SIMPLE, 0-2.5CM | $242.25 | $484.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $249.60 | $416.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SREP S/N/A/G/TR/E 2.5 OR LESS TX RM PCC | $254.88 | $531.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK2.5CM/< | $255.00 | $300.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK2.5CM/< | $255.00 | $300.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK2.5CM/< | $255.00 | $300.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK2.5CM/< | $255.00 | $300.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO SIMPLE RPR SUPRFCL WND SCLP/NK/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM/LS-CAC | $261.00 | $435.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS LAC SMP STE (HAND&FT) <2.5 CM | $283.50 | $708.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS LAC SMP STE (HAND&FT) <2.5CM | $283.50 | $708.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS LAC SMP STE (HAND&FT) <2.5CM | $283.50 | $708.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $313.60 | $392.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $322.40 | $496.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO REP SMP S/N/A/G 2.5C OR< 12001 | $330.60 | $551.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS SIMPLE REPAIR OF SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS OF SCALP, NECK, AXILLAE, EXTERNAL GENITALIA, TRUNK AND... | $358.88 | $512.68 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO 12001 LAC SIMPLE <2.5, BODY/SCALP ED CHARGE | $360.40 | $360.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $377.25 | $503.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $388.05 | $597.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $401.05 | $617.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $441.00 | $441.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $468.00 | $720.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $486.20 | $748.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO SIMPLE RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK/EXTR 2.5CM/< | $542.00 | $542.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $550.55 | $847.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $595.40 | $916.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $640.90 | $986.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $640.90 | $986.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Sim Rep Sclp/Trnk/Ext<2.5 | $654.00 | $654.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS Simple repair 12001 | $767.20 | $1,096.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,163.08 | $5,538.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,931.83 | $7,154.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,996.21 | $8,317.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | $2,874.85 | $9,582.84 | Oct 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 8 | $138.60 | $240.94 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $180.05 | $355.22 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $283.50 | $283.50 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $313.60 | $640.90 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $180.05 | $417.02 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $261.00 | $295.80 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $215.80 | $215.80 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $105.26 | $105.26 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $158.81 | $158.81 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $125.10 | $125.10 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $249.60 | $249.60 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $1,996.21 | $1,996.21 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $112.80 | $112.80 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $486.20 | $486.20 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $542.00 | $542.00 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $218.70 | $218.70 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $1,931.83 | $1,931.83 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $2,874.85 | $2,874.85 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $1,163.08 | $1,163.08 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $133.28 | $133.28 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $242.25 | $242.25 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $377.25 | $377.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $109.00 | $109.00 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $360.40 | $360.40 |
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
- Minnesota$277.86
- Mississippi$183.60
- 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.