Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $334.69 to $1,604.29, with a median of $725.40. The lowest listed price is at Bethesda North and 2 other hospitals — $390.71 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $533.32 at 106 hospitals.
- The median here, $725.40, is 41% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Cincinnati, OH has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Hod Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm or < File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $334.69 | $446.25 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Hod Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm or < File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $334.69 | $446.25 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Hod Intmd Rpr S/a/T/Ext 2.5 Cm or < File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $334.69 | $446.25 | — | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Rep Lac Intermed Scalp+2.5Cm< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $476.34 | $934.00 | $216.06–$934.00 | 49% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Layer Closure, Scalp/Ax/Trunk/Extrm, 2.5 Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $722.67 | $1,417.00 | $216.06–$1,417.00 | 49% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | $1,609.51–$1,641.71 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $725.40 | $1,209.00 | — | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,033.00 | $1,033.00 | — | — |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Lyrd Wound Rep Scalp <2.6 Cm File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,363.20 | $2,272.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Lyrd Wound Rep Scalp <2.6 Cm File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,363.20 | $2,272.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB INTERMEDIATE REPAIR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,604.29 | $1,604.29 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,005.26 | $8,342.10 | $1,609.51–$1,641.71 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,269.80 | $8,783.00 | $396.16–$404.08 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Lyr Clos Sc Tk Ext <2.5 Cm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,230.42 | $17,050.70 | $396.16–$404.08 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $334.69, median $725.40, highest $1,604.29 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $725.40. 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 2 of 2 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.
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