Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $277.00 to $805.00, with a median of $397.48. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $120.48 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $397.48 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB RPR/INT/SCP/TRK/EXT TO 2.5CM | $277.00 | $554.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $173.38–$715.46 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $75.38–$715.46 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $152.23–$715.46 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $75.38–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $142.85–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $148.66–$794.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $151.04–$794.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $75.38–$715.46 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $243.18–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $243.18–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $243.18–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $243.18–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $118.92–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $118.92–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $89.67–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $89.67–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $103.34–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $103.34–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $79.50–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $79.50–$731.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $79.50–$771.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $79.50–$771.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $97.54–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $397.48 | $794.95 | $97.54–$755.20 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB RPR/INT/SCP/TRK/EXT TO 2.5CM | $518.00 | $1,036.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC LYR CLS SCLP/AXIL/TRK TO 2.5CM | $805.00 | $805.00 | $121.15–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC LYR CLS SCLP/AXIL/TRK TO 2.5CM | $805.00 | $805.00 | $121.15–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC LYR CLS SCLP/AXIL/TRK TO 2.5CM | $805.00 | $805.00 | $121.15–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG INT REP SC/AX/TR/EXT 2.5/< | $940.00 | $940.00 | $141.47–$1,117.21 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG INT REP SC/AX/TR/EXT 2.5/< | $940.00 | $940.00 | $141.47–$1,117.21 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INT REP SC/AX/TR/EXT 2.5/< | $940.00 | $940.00 | $141.47–$1,117.21 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $277.00, median $397.48, highest $805.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $397.48. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.