Stitches, small wound cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $160.00 to $570.60, with a median of $295.25. The lowest price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center (Lancaster). The highest price is 3.6× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $160.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC REPAIR WOUND(S) 2.5CM OR LESS | $204.00 | $340.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $261.00 | $522.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $273.65 | $421.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $273.65 | $421.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $273.65 | $421.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $273.65 | $421.00 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $294.00 | $588.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $296.50 | $593.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $322.00 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $322.00 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $328.00 | $656.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $360.50 | $721.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $360.50 | $721.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB RPR/SIM/SCP/TRK/ETC TO 2.5CM | $518.00 | $1,036.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Rep Lac Smp Not Face <2.5cm | $570.60 | $951.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $273.65 | $273.65 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $294.00 | $322.00 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 2 | $160.00 | $228.25 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $261.00 | $261.00 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $518.00 | $518.00 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $570.60 | $570.60 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $328.00 | $328.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $360.50 | $360.50 |
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
- 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 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.