Stitches, small wound cost in Washington
In Washington, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $68.73 to $1,767.35, with a median of $341.70. The lowest price is at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital (Snoqualmie). The highest price is 25.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $341.70, is 11% above the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Washington ranks 32nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 57 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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$68.73Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Median$341.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,767.35in Washington
Lowest saves$272.97vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital lowest Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC REP SIMPL SCLP NCK TRNK<=2.5CM | $68.73 | $118.50 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $97.74 | $181.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $100.10 | $143.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $100.10 | $143.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 12001 Laceration Repair < 2.5 CM | $106.60 | $164.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $117.60 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $132.60 | $156.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PR ED 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $165.90 | $237.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $168.80 | $211.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $178.40 | $223.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $187.20 | $288.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/< | $195.30 | $269.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $204.92 | $227.69 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA 12001 Laceration Repair < 2.5 CM | $216.03 | $379.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm--Pbb | $223.20 | $248.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 12001 SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< RHC | $233.75 | $425.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $272.25 | $363.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville · Othello, WA C SIMPLE REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS OF SCALP, NECK, AXILLAE, EXTERNAL GENITALIA, TRUNK OR EXTREMITIES <2.5 CM | $273.48 | $364.64 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Smp rpr s/n/ax/gn/tk 2.5cm< | $280.80 | $351.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA WOUND CLSR BY ADHESIVE | $283.05 | $333.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $300.96 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $300.96 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $300.96 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Simple repair of surface wound of body, 2.5 cm or less | $301.60 | $377.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Simple Rep Trunnk <2.6 CM RHC | $308.00 | $385.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $314.60 | $484.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $315.00 | $450.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $319.90 | $457.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $341.70 | $341.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $352.35 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $360.88 | $694.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA SIMPLE REPAIR,SCALP/NECK/TRUNK/EXT, TO 2.5 CM | $369.75 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $371.53 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $371.89 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $375.68 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 12001 Simple Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.5cm/or Less Rhc | $378.00 | $378.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $389.07 | $1,174.72 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $445.90 | $637.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $447.20 | $559.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $448.62 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $450.75 | $601.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $453.05 | $697.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $500.34 | $807.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $516.36 | $993.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S)LT/2.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK EXTR HND FT CDM | $516.36 | $993.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC SIM LAC SCALP-BDY <=2.5CM | $518.47 | $1,174.72 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Rep Simpl Sclp Nck Trnk<=2.5Cm | $530.50 | $1,061.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $584.80 | $688.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 12001 Simple repair of wounds; scalp, neck, axillae, genitalia, trunk, extremeties; <2.5cm | $591.75 | $789.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $597.19 | $597.19 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC UNDER 2.5 BODY,SCALP | $609.60 | $762.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC LACERATION <2.5CM | $637.65 | $981.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/OR LESS | $667.10 | $953.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $681.60 | $852.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Simpl Repair Non Face <=2.5cm | $782.30 | $782.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,019.85 | $1,569.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,767.35 | $2,719.00 | Mar 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 17 | $68.73 | $369.75 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $100.10 | $210.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $216.03 | $233.75 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $223.20 | $280.80 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $500.34 | $508.35 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $378.00 | $487.60 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $178.40 | $246.50 |
| Othello, WA | 2 | $272.25 | $272.86 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $447.20 | $564.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $637.65 | $828.75 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $168.80 | $376.80 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $97.74 | $97.74 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $453.05 | $453.05 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $518.47 | $518.47 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $204.92 | $204.92 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $187.20 | $187.20 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $308.00 | $308.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $450.75 | $450.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,767.35 | $1,767.35 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $516.36 | $516.36 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $301.60 | $301.60 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $283.05 | $283.05 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $591.75 | $591.75 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $165.90 | $165.90 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $106.60 | $106.60 |
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$148.74
- Maryland$460.14, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$463.00
- Michigan$210.83
- Minnesota$277.86
- 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
- West Virginia$282.95
- Wisconsin$325.36
- Wyoming$335.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.