Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $410.50 to $526.50, with a median of $526.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $116.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $518.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB RPR/INT/SCP/TRK/EXT TO 2.5CM | $410.50 | $821.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm | $526.50 | $810.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm | $526.50 | $810.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm | $526.50 | $810.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm | $526.50 | $810.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $410.50, median $526.50, highest $526.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $526.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.