Stitches, small wound cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $50.50 to $452.00, with a median of $213.13. The lowest price is at Summersville Regional Medical Center (Summersville). The highest price is 9.0× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$50.50Summersville Regional Medical Center
Median$213.13half pay less
Highest$452.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$162.63vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville Regional Medical Center lowest Summersville · Summersville, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $50.50 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $52.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $52.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $52.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Wnd Rpr Smple Ext 0.2-5Cm | $74.34 | $123.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 12001 Smpl rpr/scalp/neck/ax/ext geni | $87.63 | $87.63 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $119.00 | $238.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $149.50 | $299.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $181.50 | $363.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 12001 Smpl rpr/scalp/neck/ax/ext genit/trnk/extrem/inc hnd/ft/2.5cm or< | $196.75 | $196.75 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $229.50 | $459.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $229.50 | $459.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $231.00 | $462.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $285.00 | $570.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $298.50 | $597.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $319.00 | $638.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $400.50 | $801.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $402.50 | $805.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $417.60 | $522.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $452.00 | $904.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $87.63 | $142.19 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $231.00 | $258.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $400.50 | $400.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $229.50 | $229.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $149.50 | $149.50 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $298.50 | $298.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $319.00 | $319.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $402.50 | $402.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $417.60 | $417.60 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $229.50 | $229.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $181.50 | $181.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $74.34 | $74.34 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $452.00 | $452.00 |
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
- 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
- Wisconsin$158.65
- Wyoming$57.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.