Stitches, small wound cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $34.94 to $3,324.49, with a median of $274.84. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 95.1× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$34.94Arnot Ogden Medical Center + 2 more
Median$274.84half pay less
Highest$3,324.49in New York
Lowest saves$239.90vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $34.94 | $174.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath · Corning, NY HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $34.94 | $174.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $34.94 | $174.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $52.66 | $199.15 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< (Pro) | $74.00 | — | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $77.49 | $387.45 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Resuperf Wnd Body <2.5cm | $81.27 | $406.35 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Repair Sprfcl Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Gent/Trunk/Ext <= 2.5 Cm | $90.00 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY SMPL LAC RPR 0-2.5CM SCALP | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $100.75 | $155.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Repair Superficial Wounds Simple Scalp/Neck/Axillae/Genitalia/Trunk/Extermities <= 2.5 Cm | $100.75 | $155.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC SIMPLE REPAIR WOUND 2.5_LESS_ SCALP_ NECK_ AXILLAE_ EXT GENITALIA_ TRUNK __OR EXTREMITIES | $106.90 | $164.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $110.00 | $220.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< (Pro) | $124.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $126.00 | $126.00 | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $131.45 | $187.78 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR SIMPLE WOUND(S) SCALP,TRUNK,EXTREM 2.5 CM OR LESS | $135.00 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $137.00 | $137.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY LAC SIMP REPAIR < 2.5CM SCALP | $137.29 | $397.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< (Pro) | $184.00 | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< (Pro) | $198.00 | — | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $204.98 | $128.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $204.98 | $133.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $204.98 | $127.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS SCALP, NCK, AXLL, EXTRNL GEN | $235.13 | $1,101.98 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS SCALP, NCK, AXLL, EXTRNL GEN | $235.13 | $1,101.98 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS SCALP, NCK, AXLL, EXTRNL GEN | $235.13 | $1,101.98 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | $238.15 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $260.40 | $372.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR_ SUPERFICIAL_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ NECK_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ HANDS_FEET | $273.31 | $420.47 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Simple Rep <2.5cm Scalp Neck | $276.36 | $345.45 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Simple Rep <2.5cm Scalp Neck | $276.36 | $345.45 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR_ SUPERFICIAL_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ NECK_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ HANDS_FEET | $280.41 | $431.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $352.00 | $352.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS_01 | $367.00 | $367.00 | — source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP_NECK_AXILLAE_GENIT_TRUNK_EXTREMITIES 2.5CM OR LESS | $425.28 | $654.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP_NECK_AXILLAE_GENIT_TRUNK_EXTREMITIES 2.5CM OR LESS | $444.52 | $683.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $463.00 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $463.00 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC RPR SCLP/NK/TR/EXT <=2.5CM | $464.88 | $596.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $465.00 | $465.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $465.00 | $465.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $507.45 | $597.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $564.00 | $564.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR_ SUPERFICIAL_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ NECK_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ HANDS_FEET | $584.21 | $898.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP_NECK_AXILLAE_GENIT_TRUNK_EXTREMITIES 2.5CM OR LESS | $584.21 | $898.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center one side New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/Lt - 12001 | $607.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $607.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $607.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $607.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $607.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR_ SUPERFICIAL_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ NECK_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ HANDS_FEET | $627.20 | $784.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $671.21 | $671.21 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $707.87 | $707.87 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SMPL RPR SCLP NK EXTRM 2.5CM< | $746.24 | $829.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $1,021.15 | $1,021.15 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Simple Repair Face:Nonface<2.5 | $3,324.49 | $3,324.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $52.66 | $557.48 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $110.00 | $341.34 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $126.00 | $128.72 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $34.94 | $184.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $106.90 | $273.31 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $100.75 | $100.75 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $34.94 | $34.94 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $100.20 | $282.54 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $90.00 | $228.50 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $425.28 | $425.28 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $276.36 | $276.36 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $77.49 | $77.49 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $352.00 | $352.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $81.27 | $81.27 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $564.00 | $564.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
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
- Missouri$212.55
- Montana$224.61
- Nebraska$206.12
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$164.59
- New Jersey$265.14
- New Mexico$232.87
- 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.