Simple wound stitches cost in Texas

Prices at 196 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $313 — about the US median ($314), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $69 $284 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Aspire Hospital Conroe, TX $74 $85 — — —
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $86 $195 ★ 3/5 240 min —
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $91 $115 — 137 min —
St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $99 $203 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $103 $56 — — —
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $106 $193 ★ 4/5 117 min —
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $113 $128 — 130 min —
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $120 $127 — 116 min —
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $126 $211 ★ 2/5 174 min —
University Health System San Antonio, TX $128 $290 ★ 3/5 366 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $128 $290 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $135 $113 — 108 min —
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $140 $149 — 127 min —
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $154 $289 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Fisher County Hospital District Rotan, TX $154 $154 — 110 min —
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $156 $183 — 87 min —
Shamrock General Hospital Shamrock, TX $158 $223 — 90 min —
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $160 $171 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Culberson Hospital Van Horn, TX $169 $183 — 95 min —
Mc Camey Hospital Mccamey, TX $170 $153 — — —
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $172 $547 — — —
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $181 $170 — 113 min —
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $191 $171 — 129 min —
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $192 $183 — — —

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 October 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)
$522
Cash / self-pay
$313
Insurer-negotiated
$287
Medicare pays
$127
$137$625
Median cash $313  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $313 — about 2.5× 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 $522 list price could save about $209 (40%).

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