Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $175.18 to $28,973.78, with a median of $874.25. The lowest listed price is at Morrow County Hospital — $699.07 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $477.00 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 Oct 22, 2025 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital lowest Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $175.18 | $269.50 | $99.72–$261.42 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 REPAIR INTERMED WOUNDS SCALP/AXILLAE/TRUNK &/OR EXT, 2.5CM OR LE | $198.00 | $220.00 | $103.40–$215.60 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $347.75 | $535.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $411.84 | $633.60 | $234.43–$614.59 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $584.35 | $899.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $674.10 | $749.00 | $143.54–$561.75 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Lac Repair Intermediate | $874.25 | $1,345.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Repair Intermediate Wounds Scalp/Axillae/Trunk/Extremities <= 2.5 Cm | $28,973.78 | — | $338.10–$4,201.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.18, median $874.25, highest $28,973.78 — a 165.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $874.25. 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 3 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.