Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 58 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $79.64 to $3,961.06, with a median of $645.00. The lowest listed price is at Morris Hospital — $565.36 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $601.45 at 99 hospitals.
- The median here, $645.00, is 25% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- 9 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 58 facilities across 41 cities for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$79.64Morris Hospital
Median$645.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,961.06in this market
Difference49.7×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $79.64Highest $3,961.06
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $79.64 | $331.00 | $62.00–$340.93 | 76% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $120.25 | $429.45 | $194.11–$800.00 | 72% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Lyr Cls Wnd Sc/Tk/Ex < 2.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $124.07 | $653.00 | $124.07–$904.41 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Lyr Cls Wnd Sc/Tk/Ex < 2.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $124.07 | $653.00 | $385.40–$2,252.00 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Lyr Cls Wnd Sc/Tk/Ex < 2.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $150.19 | $653.00 | $231.82–$688.26 | 77% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $234.34 | $974.00 | $379.86–$1,003.22 | 76% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $235.20 | $840.00 | $277.20–$882.00 | 72% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Layr Clos Wnd Trunk Arm Leg <2.5cm File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Layr Clos Wnd Trunk Arm Leg <2.5cm File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-RPR LAC INT SC/AXL TO 2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $252.00 | $360.00 | $134.36–$295.48 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 PF ED RPR LAC INT SCLP <2.5CM+1 more line at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $253.33 | $422.22 | $253.33–$982.57 | 40% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.38 | $590.75 | $161.27–$590.75 | 50% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC LAYER CLOSURE 2.5 OR < File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $310.42 | $413.90 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC LAYER CLOSURE 2.5 OR < File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $317.73 | $423.64 | — | 25% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC INTMD WND REPAIR S/A/T/EXT UP TO 2.5 CM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $344.85 | $1,045.00 | $491.15 | 67% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $419.30 | $599.00 | $109.62–$599.00 | 30% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Intmd rpr satext 2.5 cm< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $2,416.66 | $143.98–$2,416.66 | 82% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Intmd rpr satext 2.5 cm< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $4,380.50 | $141.29–$4,380.50 | 90% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $479.14 | $950.00 | $405.14–$1,045.00 | 50% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $537.60 | $768.00 | $130.56–$1,474.00 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 REP INT-S,A,T,E<2.5CM LVL4&5+1 more line at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $589.54 | $982.57 | $253.33–$982.57 | 40% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Layer Closure Wound Ext < = 2.5cm File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $631.80 | $972.00 | $131.22–$530.71 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Layer Closure Wound Ext < = 2.5cm File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $631.80 | $972.00 | $131.22–$530.71 | 35% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,148.10 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,041.03 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $394.74–$1,161.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,069.41 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,032.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,083.60 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,091.34 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,061.67 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,256.46 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,081.02 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL REP INTER SCLP/TRNK/EXT 0-2.5CM File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $508.26–$1,148.10 | 50% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 ED Laceration Intermediate - Scalp <= 2.5 cm BCE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $692.54 | $2,036.88 | $301.25–$1,323.97 | 66% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 RPR LAC INT SCLP/AXIL TO 2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $727.30 | $1,039.00 | $107.88–$675.35 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 HC Repair, Intermediate, Wounds of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk and/or Extremities (Excluding Hands and Feet); 2.5 Cm or Less File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $793.10 | $1,133.00 | $427.98–$2,033.76 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 HC Repair, Intermediate, Wounds of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk and/or Extremities (Excluding Hands and Feet); 2.5 Cm or Less File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $793.10 | $1,133.00 | $427.98–$2,033.76 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $934.50 | $1,335.00 | $213.60–$1,335.00 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Repair, Intermediate, Wounds Of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk And/Or Extremities; 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $966.00 | $966.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC REPAIR INTERM WOUND SCALP AXILLAE TRUNK EXTREM 0 TO 2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC REPAIR INTERM WOUND SCALP AXILLAE TRUNK EXTREM 0 TO 2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB LAYER CLOSURE WOUND EXT < = 2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Intmd Rpr S/A/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB LAYER CLOSURE WOUND EXT < = 2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB LAYER CLOSURE WOUND EXT < = 2.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,026.90 | $1,467.00 | $101.22–$1,467.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,026.90 | $1,467.00 | $218.58–$1,467.00 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 SC/AX/TR/EXTM/EX-HF <2.5CM File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $1,060.46 | $1,325.57 | — | 20% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $1,700.00 | $74.65–$1,919.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $1,700.00 | $328.10–$1,700.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $1,700.00 | $282.20–$1,700.00 | 30% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,592.93 | $5,899.73 | $124.91–$4,955.77 | 73% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Laceration Intermediate - Scalp -> <= 2.5 cm+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $1,738.53 | $5,113.33 | $403.98–$3,323.66 | 66% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,900.42 | $1,900.42 | $129.36–$609.88 | — |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,645.39 | $12,419.65 | $1,242.31–$10,394.10 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,983.76 | $11,564.97 | $11,564.97 | 74% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Repair, Intermediate, Wounds Of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk And/Or Extremities; 2.5 Cm Or Less+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,266.00 | $3,266.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,910.22 | $10,922.39 | $883.17–$3,057.00 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Repair Intermediate S/a/T/E 2.5 Cm/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,961.06 | $14,670.58 | $430.10–$1,369.73 | 73% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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Outpatient: lowest $79.64, median $645.00, highest $3,961.06 — a 49.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 36 facilities here, median $645.00. 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 38 of 43 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
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