Stitches, small wound cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $76.50 to $752.08, with a median of $282.95. The lowest price is at Preston Memorial Hospital (Kingwood). The highest price is 9.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $282.95, is 8% below the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- West Virginia ranks 21st of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$76.50Preston Memorial Hospital
Median$282.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$752.08in West Virginia
Lowest saves$206.45vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Memorial Hospital lowest Kingwood · Morgantown, WV S1 HBPC SIMPLE REPAIR SUP WOUND 2.5 CM < | $76.50 | $153.00 | May 21, 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 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SNAGTE 2.5CM OR < | $89.00 | $178.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $119.00 | $238.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRN | $153.11 | $478.48 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Rpr Superfic Wnds 2.5Cm Or < | $158.35 | $263.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV SIMPLE EXT TO 2.5 CM | $166.09 | $221.45 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV SIM LAC NONFACE 2.5< | $189.00 | $270.00 | Nov 13, 2025 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 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $225.50 | $451.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $225.50 | $451.00 | Jul 10, 2026 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 |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $237.00 | $474.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $263.40 | $439.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $282.95 | $707.38 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $285.00 | $570.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $286.00 | $572.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $287.00 | $574.00 | Jul 11, 2026 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 | Jul 9, 2026 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 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV SIMP SUPER WOUND <2.5CM | $327.00 | $545.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV REP WOUND,SCALP,SIM TO 2.5,FAC | $380.65 | $543.78 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $398.50 | $797.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital one side 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 | Jul 10, 2026 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 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | $433.05 | $721.75 | Nov 2, 2026 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 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV 12001 Simp Up To 2.5Cm | $551.30 | $1,102.60 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $752.08 | $1,504.15 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV 12001- Rep Superfic Wound 2.5Cm Less | $752.08 | $1,504.15 | Apr 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $166.09 | $282.95 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $76.50 | $319.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $89.00 | $244.75 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $87.63 | $142.19 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $231.00 | $258.00 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $225.50 | $225.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $229.50 | $229.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $237.00 | $237.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $752.08 | $752.08 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $287.00 | $287.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $263.40 | $263.40 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $298.50 | $298.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $402.50 | $402.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $417.60 | $417.60 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $380.65 | $380.65 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $153.11 | $153.11 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $229.50 | $229.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $398.50 | $398.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $158.35 | $158.35 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $433.05 | $433.05 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $225.50 | $225.50 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $551.30 | $551.30 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $452.00 | $452.00 |
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$160.20
- 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
- Washington$341.70
- Wisconsin$325.36
- Wyoming$335.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.