Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $93.78 to $6,820.18, with a median of $399.00. The lowest price is at Rush Memorial Hospital (Rushville). The highest price is 72.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $399.00, is 18% above the US median of $339.30.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Indiana ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 12002. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$93.78Rush Memorial Hospital
Median$399.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,820.18in Indiana
Lowest saves$305.22vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Memorial Hospital lowest Rushville · Rushville, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $93.78 | $125.04 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg · Scottsburg, IN HB LAC REPAIR SIMPLE SUPERFICIAL MED | $104.40 | $522.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC SIMPLE REPAIR OF SUPERFICIAL WOUND; 2.6 CM TO 7.5 CM | $124.80 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $170.40 | $213.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN SIMPLE REPAIR PHYS 2.6 CM TO 7.5 CM | $177.80 | $254.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC S Rep S/N/a/G/Tr/E 2.6cm-7.5cm | $203.20 | $254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC UC SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $209.50 | $419.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN LAC REPAIR SIMPLE2.6-7.5CM, SNAGTE | $211.00 | $740.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac · Winamac, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $229.88 | $328.40 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUNDS 2.6-7.5 CM | $230.10 | $354.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $252.11 | $360.15 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN 2.6-7.5CM | $269.24 | $508.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm | $271.60 | $388.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital Washington · Washington, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $280.70 | $401.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUNDS 2.6-7.5 CM | $309.40 | $476.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $315.77 | $451.10 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN SIMPLE REPAIR 2.6CM TO 7.5CM SCALP NECK | $322.44 | $537.40 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC REPAIR LAC SIMPLE SCALP/HAND/FT/GEN 2.6-7.5CM | $339.57 | $1,029.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN ED SIMP REPR SCLP/TRN2.6-7.5CM | $361.80 | $603.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ED SIMP REPR SCLP/TRN2.6-7.5CM | $367.80 | $613.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ED SIMP REPR SCLP/TRN2.6-7.5CM | $367.80 | $613.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ED SIMP REPR SCLP/TRN2.6-7.5CM | $367.80 | $613.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Simple Repair of Superficial Wounds of Scalp, Neck, Axillae, External Genitalia, Trunk and/or Extremities; 2.6 Cm to 7.5 Cm | $399.00 | $570.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Simple Repair of Superficial Wounds of Scalp, Neck, Axillae, External Genitalia, Trunk and/or Extremities; 2.6 Cm to 7.5 Cm | $399.00 | $570.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.6-7.5cm | $399.70 | $571.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan · Terre Haute, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $404.25 | $539.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HB RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK 2.6-7.0 | $426.40 | $1,066.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ED SIMP REPR SCLP/TRN2.6-7.5CM | $444.60 | $741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton · Terre Haute, IN Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm | $452.40 | $754.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN SIMP REP S/NK/TR/EXT 2.6 TO 7.5CM | $506.40 | $844.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm | $547.80 | $913.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm | $547.80 | $913.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $812.94 | $956.40 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $832.84 | $3,084.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Sim Lc 2.6-7.5 Body Scalp Ext | $1,088.10 | $1,209.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,274.85 | $5,311.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,380.27 | $5,751.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,455.90 | $6,932.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,478.86 | $5,477.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,629.52 | $4,937.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $1,712.55 | $6,342.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Smpl Repair Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk 2.6-7.5cm | $2,478.69 | $11,215.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $3,038.83 | $6,077.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $4,010.62 | $13,368.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) | $6,820.18 | $25,259.92 | Apr 1, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 9 | $170.40 | $367.80 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 6 | $209.50 | $1,429.56 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 4 | $404.25 | $500.10 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 3 | $399.00 | $399.00 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $271.60 | $335.65 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $203.20 | $203.20 |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $339.57 | $339.57 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $812.94 | $812.94 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $832.84 | $832.84 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $361.80 | $361.80 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $322.44 | $322.44 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $2,478.69 | $2,478.69 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $1,629.52 | $1,629.52 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $315.77 | $315.77 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $269.24 | $269.24 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $3,038.83 | $3,038.83 |
| Plymouth, IN | 1 | $230.10 | $230.10 |
| Rushville, IN | 1 | $93.78 | $93.78 |
| Scottsburg, IN | 1 | $104.40 | $104.40 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $309.40 | $309.40 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $124.80 | $124.80 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $229.88 | $229.88 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $1,455.90 | $1,455.90 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $280.70 | $280.70 |
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, 1 to 3 inch cut is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut explained.
Stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs in other states
- Alabama$230.59
- Alaska$663.72
- Arizona$316.14
- Arkansas$226.57
- California$748.80
- Colorado$368.97
- Connecticut$342.86
- Delaware$909.72
- District of Columbia$380.17, 3 hospitals
- Florida$575.90
- Georgia$399.00
- Hawaii$367.50
- Idaho$299.25
- Illinois$415.63
- Iowa$257.52
- Kansas$325.50
- Kentucky$291.67
- Louisiana$196.40
- Maine$197.00
- Maryland$576.59, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$476.50
- Michigan$241.00
- Minnesota$318.34
- Mississippi$189.75
- Missouri$321.67
- Montana$277.31
- Nebraska$258.30
- Nevada$404.25
- New Hampshire$269.29
- New Jersey$520.20
- New Mexico$396.00
- New York$397.00
- North Carolina$378.89
- North Dakota$298.00
- Ohio$352.50
- Oklahoma$214.20
- Oregon$391.60
- Pennsylvania$528.30
- Puerto Rico$240.67, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$305.40
- South Carolina$408.44
- South Dakota$496.80
- Tennessee$231.90
- Texas$380.00
- Utah$316.12
- Vermont$530.97
- Virginia$422.00
- Washington$428.37
- West Virginia$258.45
- Wisconsin$201.94
- Wyoming$347.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.