Stitches, small wound cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $70.50 to $1,319.08, with a median of $325.36. The lowest price is at Beloit Memorial Hospital (Beloit). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $325.36, is 6% above the US median of $307.12.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Wisconsin ranks 26th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 73 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$70.50Beloit Memorial Hospital
Median$325.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,319.08in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$254.86vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit Memorial Hospital lowest Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI ED Simple repair of wounds (scalp,neck,trunk) <=2.5 cm | $70.50 | $235.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $88.35 | $155.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $94.68 | $180.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 12001 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL | $95.40 | $180.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG VMH REPAIR WOUND SIMPLE | $97.00 | $97.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Simple Repair >2.5 S/N/A/G/T | $98.53 | $98.53 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Repair superficial wound | $101.67 | $195.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC RESUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $102.10 | $102.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $132.08 | $260.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC REPAIR SIMPLE WOUND SCALP NECK AXILLAE EXTERNAL GENITALIA TRUNK EXTREMITIES 2.5 CM OR LESS | $138.19 | $251.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $152.44 | $296.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $153.74 | $204.98 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $154.00 | $385.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI RPR SNAGTE <=2.5CM SMPL-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $158.85 | $302.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI 12001 RPR S/N/AX/Gen/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $161.10 | $179.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $178.26 | $385.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $254.87 | $565.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $263.90 | $406.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $284.80 | $356.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $301.04 | $547.34 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI WOUND CLOSURE 2.5/LESS-DERMABO | $302.25 | $409.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $304.38 | $534.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $304.38 | $534.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI REPAIR WND NON FACE SMPL 2.5CM | $318.63 | $582.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM-SIMPLE CLOSURE | $325.36 | $581.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $349.60 | $608.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $353.27 | $763.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $371.53 | $701.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC RPR SCLP/TRNK/EXTRM SMPL <= 2.5CM | $395.25 | $527.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 12001 SIMP LAC<2.6CM BDY/SCLP/HND/FT | $408.30 | $644.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $421.85 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC RPR SCLP/TRNK/EXTRM SMPL <= 2.5CM | $468.66 | $642.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC REPR WOUND 2.5 OR < 12001 | $484.88 | $646.50 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < | $503.58 | $763.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < | $503.58 | $763.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < | $503.58 | $763.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC SIMP S/N/AX/GN/TRK/EXT 2.5CM < | $503.58 | $763.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Sim Repr Wd Sclp/Nk/Underarms/Trnk/Extrm | $511.36 | $681.81 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC SREP S/N/A/G/TR/E 2.5 CM/< | $535.16 | $668.94 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI WCT Simple Closure | $545.92 | $1,706.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $588.00 | $588.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $1,319.08 | $1,465.64 | Feb 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $178.26 | $503.58 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $88.35 | $314.87 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 3 | $158.65 | $421.85 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $70.50 | $153.74 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 3 | $94.68 | $97.00 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $301.04 | $421.85 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 3 | $95.40 | $138.19 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $304.38 | $325.36 |
| Platteville, WI | 3 | $152.44 | $263.90 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $158.65 | $421.85 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2 | $158.85 | $206.86 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $98.53 | $128.59 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $290.25 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $290.25 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $161.10 | $161.10 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $318.63 | $318.63 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $102.10 | $102.10 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $302.25 | $302.25 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $101.67 | $101.67 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $132.08 | $132.08 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $284.80 | $284.80 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $511.36 | $511.36 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $503.58 | $503.58 |
| Sparta, WI | 1 | $349.60 | $349.60 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $408.30 | $408.30 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $325.36 | $325.36 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $421.85 | $421.85 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $545.92 | $545.92 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $484.88 | $484.88 |
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
- West Virginia$282.95
- Wyoming$335.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.