Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Outpatient

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Fairbanks, AK

In Fairbanks-College, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $1,156.94 to $1,156.94, with a median of $1,156.94. Across Alaska, the median is $735.54 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 2026.

Lowest$1,156.94Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Median$1,156.94half pay less
Highest$1,156.94in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fairbanks-College, AK.

median
Lowest $1,156.94Highest $1,625.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital lowest Fairbanks, AK · (907) 452-8181 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less $1,156.94 $1,217.83 $328.81–$1,193.47 5% Jun 16, 2026
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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, AK · (907) 452-8181 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less $1,625.45 $1,711.00 $166.32–$1,705.79 5% Jun 16, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,156.94, median $1,156.94, highest $1,156.94.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,156.94. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.