Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $307.30 to $1,020.64, with a median of $359.25. The lowest price is at Queens Medical Center - West Oahu (Ewa Beach) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $359.25, is 10% above the US median of $326.10.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Hawaii ranks 29th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 9 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 12011. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$307.30Queens Medical Center - West Oahu + 3 more
Median$359.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,020.64in Hawaii
Lowest saves$51.95vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu lowest Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $307.30 | $439.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital lowest Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $307.30 | $439.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $307.30 | $439.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa lowest Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $307.30 | $439.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/< | $359.25 | $479.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Molokai General Hospital Kaunakakai · Kahului-Wailuku, HI RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $496.30 | $709.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Kohala Hospital Kapaau · Hilo-Kailua, HI SUTURE SIMP-FACE+-2.5 OR LESS | $659.75 | $1,015.00 | Jul 23, 2025 source file |
| Kona Community Hospital Kealakekua · Hilo-Kailua, HI SUTURE SIMP-FACE+-2.5 OR LESS | $659.75 | $1,015.00 | Jul 28, 2025 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $1,020.64 | $1,020.64 | Mar 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 5 | $307.30 | $307.30 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 3 | $307.30 | $659.75 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 1 | $496.30 | $496.30 |
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 face stitches, up to 1 inch is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Face stitches, up to 1 inch explained.
Stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair in other states
- Alabama$222.30
- Alaska$467.00
- Arizona$1,567.00
- Arkansas$202.54
- California$660.40
- Colorado$361.90
- Connecticut$416.35
- Delaware$686.28
- District of Columbia$427.30, 3 hospitals
- Florida$484.25
- Georgia$354.30
- Idaho$286.50
- Illinois$404.48
- Indiana$430.95
- Iowa$255.10
- Kansas$305.90
- Kentucky$274.80
- Louisiana$194.12
- Maine$166.50
- Maryland$594.37, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$870.59
- Michigan$236.00
- Minnesota$288.37
- Mississippi$183.60
- Missouri$255.00
- Montana$351.39
- Nebraska$238.73
- Nevada$427.80
- New Hampshire$241.02
- New Jersey$987.16
- New Mexico$339.55
- New York$378.00
- North Carolina$323.92
- North Dakota$292.23
- Ohio$317.25
- Oklahoma$184.80
- Oregon$340.54
- Pennsylvania$509.60
- Puerto Rico$238.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$443.28
- South Carolina$314.00
- South Dakota$457.60
- Tennessee$234.00
- Texas$385.92
- Utah$313.62
- Vermont$458.89
- Virginia$377.00
- Washington$419.83
- West Virginia$288.50
- Wisconsin$309.40
- Wyoming$282.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.