Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $131.45 to $555.79, with a median of $355.00. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $223.55 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $495.96 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 INTERMEDIATE REPAIR OF WOUND OF SCALP; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $131.45 | $187.78 | $161.67–$1,515.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< | $355.00 | $355.00 | $25.05–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< | $355.00 | $355.00 | $25.05–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< | $355.00 | $355.00 | $25.05–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< | $355.00 | $355.00 | $43.45–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 REPAIR INTRMED S/A/T/E 2.5CM/< | $460.54 | $1,621.72 | $264.00–$3,120.00 | 72% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 REPR LAC INTERM S/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $460.54 | $1,331.72 | $356.38–$3,120.00 | 65% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Inter Rep <2.5 Scalp,Trunk,Xt | $555.79 | $555.79 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $865.00 | $865.00 | $25.05–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $865.00 | $865.00 | $25.05–$865.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $865.00 | $865.00 | $43.45–$865.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $131.45, median $355.00, highest $555.79 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $355.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An intermediate repair closes a deeper cut in layers, with stitches under the skin as well as on top, or cleans a heavily contaminated wound. This code is for up to 2.5 cm on the scalp, body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price covers the repair. The visit and supplies may be billed separately.