Simple wound stitches cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 89 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $367 — 17% above the US median ($313), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $110 $63
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $113 $187 95 min
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $114 $185 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $114 $185 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $125 $59 ★ 2/5 200 min 15.4%
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $142 $301 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.5%
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $145 $105 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.5%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $152 $437 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $173 $196 ★ 3/5 198 min 15.0%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $177 $237 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.6%
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $177 $237 ★ 2/5 173 min 15.3%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $177 $237 86 min
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $177 $237 114 min 15.3%
Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Mercy Fitzgerald Darby, PA $185 $23 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.0%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $185 $23 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $193 $193 14.5%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $197 $230 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $199 $205 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $201 $191 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.6%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $205 $246 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $206 $198 14.2%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $220 $23 ★ 2/5 229 min 16.6%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $226 $49 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $231 $475 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $233 $223 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$694
Cash / self-pay
$367
Insurer-negotiated
$218
Medicare pays
$127
$114$1,218
Median cash $367  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $367 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $694 list price could save about $326 (47%).

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