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Stitches for a cut, 2.6 to 7.5 cm in California

CPT 12002 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $141 to $1,517 at the 15 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$882typical cash price
$1,434typical commercial insurer rate
$141–$1.5kcash price range, 8 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$141
University of California Davis Medical Center
$557
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$851
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$851
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$913
Stanford Health Care
$1,324
Grossmont Hospital
$1,517
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$1,517

California typical cash price: $882

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$280$141$8,163$234–$18,608 · 15 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,393$557$797$57–$16,400 · 29 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$3,405$851$1,684$392–$2,056 · 78 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$3,405$851$1,684$392–$2,056 · 78 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$2,282$913$1,781$458–$19,442 · 7 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$3,311$1,324$14,625$7,931–$14,983 · 4 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$2,023$1,517$1,143$363–$1,497 · 23 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$2,023$1,517$1,366$955–$1,885 · 7 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$3,722$50–$7,083 · 14 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$1,434$1,139–$4,671 · 6 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$4,731$50–$7,582 · 12 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$346$256–$649 · 8 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$178$3–$551 · 18 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$419$381–$7,820 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$419$381–$7,820 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does stitches for a cut, 2.6 to 7.5 cm cost at a hospital in California?

At 8 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for stitches for a cut, 2.6 to 7.5 cm is $882, and most charge between $432 and $1,517. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,434. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for stitches for a cut, 2.6 to 7.5 cm?

At 6 of the 8 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for stitches for a cut, 2.6 to 7.5 cm?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $141 at Mercy Medical Center Redding. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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