Stitches, small wound cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $30.55 to $640.90, with a median of $212.55. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Jefferson (Festus) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 21.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$30.55Mercy Hospital Jefferson + 2 more
Median$212.55half pay less
Highest$640.90in Missouri
Lowest saves$182.00vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $30.55 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast lowest Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $30.55 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $30.55 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Bernie · Bernie, MO Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $97.50 | $130.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $97.50 | $130.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $130.50 | $174.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $130.50 | $174.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-CF | $139.20 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SREP S/N/A/G/TR/E; 2.5CM OR LESS | $148.80 | $310.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $155.25 | $207.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $180.05 | $277.00 | — 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 |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $206.05 | $317.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $212.55 | $327.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $212.55 | $327.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $212.55 | $327.00 | — 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 Home for Convalescent Crippled Children 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 |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $222.95 | $343.00 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO SMP RPR SUP WND SCLP,NCK 2.5 CM/ LES-NFM | $261.00 | $435.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $264.55 | $407.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $269.25 | $359.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/<Mlp | $272.35 | $419.00 | — 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 |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Pf | $308.75 | $475.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $550.55 | $847.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $640.90 | $986.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Simp Rep S/Nk/Tr/Ext 2.5/< | $640.90 | $986.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 8 | $30.55 | $155.28 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $272.35 | $283.50 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $30.55 | $92.90 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $139.20 | $200.10 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $148.80 | $173.90 |
| Perryville, MO | 2 | $206.05 | $237.65 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $640.90 | $640.90 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $212.55 | $212.55 |
| Bernie, MO | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $212.55 | $212.55 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $308.75 | $308.75 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $218.70 | $218.70 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $212.55 | $212.55 |
What it is
This is simple closure of a clean, shallow cut 2.5 cm (about an inch) or less on the scalp, neck, armpit, genitals, trunk, arms, legs, hands or feet, usually with stitches. Cuts on the face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips use a different code series.
What the price covers
The price covers cleaning and closing the wound. The emergency room or urgent care visit, a tetanus shot and any X-ray are billed separately.
Simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs in other states
- Alabama$313.01
- Alaska$591.60
- Arizona$115.27
- Arkansas$245.70
- California$551.20
- Colorado$564.09
- Connecticut$315.14
- Delaware$629.27
- Florida$502.80
- Georgia$343.50
- Idaho$556.00
- Illinois$310.32
- Indiana$207.10
- Iowa$200.85
- Kansas$280.80
- Kentucky$301.20
- Louisiana$225.99
- Maine$125.57
- Maryland$244.00
- Massachusetts$350.05
- Michigan$210.00
- Minnesota$280.60
- Mississippi$161.28
- Montana$224.61
- Nebraska$206.12
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$164.59
- New Jersey$265.14
- New Mexico$232.87
- New York$274.84
- North Carolina$374.23
- North Dakota$261.54
- Ohio$278.63
- Oklahoma$143.95
- Oregon$209.13
- Pennsylvania$491.80
- Rhode Island$280.80
- South Carolina$295.25
- South Dakota$451.60
- Tennessee$84.00
- Texas$472.46
- Utah$224.56
- Vermont$194.60
- Virginia$380.40
- Washington$359.80
- West Virginia$213.13
- Wisconsin$158.65
- Wyoming$57.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.