Stitches, small wound cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for simple repair of a superficial wound 2.5 cm or less, scalp, neck, body or limbs: from $88.35 to $503.58, with a median of $158.65. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 5.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$88.35Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$158.65half pay less
Highest$503.58in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$70.30vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.5CM/< | $88.35 | $155.00 | — 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 |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 12001 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL | $95.40 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 12001 REPAIR SUPERFICIAL | $95.40 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Repair superficial wound | $101.67 | $195.00 | — 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 |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Prof Repr Superf Wnd Body <2.5cm-Simple Closure | $148.90 | $265.90 | — 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 |
| 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 | — 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 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI PR REPR SUPERF WND BODY <2.5CM | $186.40 | $233.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Repair superficial wound | $254.87 | $565.00 | — 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 Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $304.38 | $534.00 | — 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 | — 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 |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SIMP REP SCALP/NECK/AX/GEN/TRUNK/E 2.5<CM | $371.53 | $701.00 | — source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI SIMPLE REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.5CM/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro Smpl Rpr Supfc S/N/Ax/G/T 2.5cm/< | $379.60 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
| 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 | — 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 | — 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 | — 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 | — source file |
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 | $148.90 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 4 | $95.40 | $116.80 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $158.65 | $379.60 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $269.12 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $94.68 | $124.34 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $186.40 | $283.00 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2 | $158.85 | $206.86 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $269.12 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $269.12 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| 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 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $101.67 | $101.67 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $132.08 | $132.08 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $152.44 | $152.44 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $503.58 | $503.58 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $408.30 | $408.30 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $148.90 | $148.90 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
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
- West Virginia$213.13
- Wyoming$57.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.