Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs as an inpatient: from $383.88 to $383.88, with a median of $383.88. Across Missouri, the median is $362.40 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12031, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$383.88Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$383.88half pay less
Highest$383.88in 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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $383.88Highest $505.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC LAYR STE (NO H&F) <2.5 CM $383.88 $959.70 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC LAYER STR <2.5 CM $505.58 $1,263.94 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 LAC LAYER S T E < 2.5 CM $505.58 $1,263.94 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $383.88, median $383.88, highest $383.88.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,339.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.