Face stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Washington
In Washington, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for stitches for a cut on the face up to 2.5 cm (1 inch), simple repair: from $106.40 to $1,767.35, with a median of $419.83. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital (Chewelah). The highest price is 16.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $419.83, is 29% above the US median of $326.10.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Washington ranks 36th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$106.40Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$419.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,767.35in Washington
Lowest saves$313.43vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side lowest Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $106.40 | $152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $121.50 | $225.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 12011 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $122.50 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 12011 Laceration Repair Face < 2.5 CM | $126.75 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $168.80 | $211.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND | $178.40 | $223.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Simple Repair F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5cm/< | $194.60 | $286.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PR ED 12011 SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $203.00 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $204.92 | $227.69 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $211.28 | $528.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $223.60 | $344.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville · Othello, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR OF WOUNDS OF FACE, EARS, EYELIDS, NOSE, LIPS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES; UP-2.5 CM | $259.17 | $345.56 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $293.25 | $345.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $293.25 | $391.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $297.70 | $458.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Simple repair of surface wound of head, 2.5 cm or less | $301.60 | $377.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Simple Rep Face <2.6 CM RHC | $320.00 | $400.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Smp rpr f/e/e/n/l/m 2.5 cm/< | $347.20 | $434.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $352.35 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $352.80 | $504.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett one side Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $360.88 | $694.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $362.55 | $362.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA SIMPLE REPAIR,FACE/EAR/LID/NOSE/LIP, TO 2.5 CM | $369.75 | $725.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $371.53 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $371.89 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $375.68 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA SIMPLE REPAIR SF WOUND <2.5 CM | $377.71 | $444.36 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $389.07 | $1,174.72 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) <2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $394.90 | $718.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital one side Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $444.75 | $593.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $448.62 | $1,221.71 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 12011 Simple Repair F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5cm/or Less Rhc | $456.00 | $456.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $462.80 | $712.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $501.60 | $627.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $510.26 | $823.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital one side Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $516.36 | $993.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital one side Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $516.36 | $993.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC SIM LAC FACE-EAR <=2.5CM | $518.47 | $1,174.72 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $528.14 | $528.14 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Rep Simple Face <= 2.5Cm | $545.50 | $1,091.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah one side Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $584.80 | $688.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $588.00 | $840.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC REP SIMPLE FACE <= 2.5CM | $596.45 | $1,028.36 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR FACE?.2.5 CM OR LESS | $604.00 | $755.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WOUND(S) LT/2.5 FACE ERS EYLD NSE LPS MUC CDM | $661.50 | $945.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC ED Repr Lac Sim 2.5cm | $666.90 | $741.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC SIMPLE REPAIR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5CM/OR LESS CDM | $691.60 | $988.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Simple repair of surface wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | $762.40 | $953.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA LACERATION SPL < 2.5CM FACE | $765.51 | $1,343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC REP SPR SIM FACE EAR <2.5 | $777.40 | $1,196.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 12011-Face/Ear/Eyelid/Nose/Lip Less Than/Equal to 2.5 cm | $807.98 | $1,077.30 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Simple Repair Face <=2.5cm | $842.70 | $842.70 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA RPR F/E/E/N/L/M 2.5 CM/< | $966.83 | $966.83 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,019.85 | $1,569.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF FACE; EARS; EYELIDS; NOSE; LIPS; OR MOUTH; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $1,767.35 | $2,719.00 | Mar 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 16 | $194.60 | $418.84 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $106.40 | $588.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $211.28 | $543.25 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $347.20 | $362.55 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $510.26 | $513.31 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $456.00 | $492.07 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $178.40 | $238.05 |
| Othello, WA | 2 | $259.17 | $276.21 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $501.60 | $632.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $777.40 | $898.62 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $168.80 | $376.80 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $462.80 | $462.80 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $518.47 | $518.47 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $204.92 | $204.92 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $293.25 | $293.25 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $223.60 | $223.60 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $444.75 | $444.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,767.35 | $1,767.35 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $516.36 | $516.36 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $301.60 | $301.60 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $377.71 | $377.71 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $352.80 | $352.80 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $807.98 | $807.98 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $203.00 | $203.00 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $126.75 | $126.75 |
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
- Hawaii$359.25
- 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
- West Virginia$288.50
- Wisconsin$309.40
- Wyoming$282.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.