Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $345.35 to $2,032.57, with a median of $654.76. The lowest listed price is at University Health Truman Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $309.41 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $434.20 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $654.76, is 27% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 12031 Wound Repair Interm Scalp <=2.5cm ESL+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $345.35 | $627.90 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 12031 Wound Repair Interm Scalp <=2.5cm ESL+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $345.35 | $627.90 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 12031 Rpr Inter(S/Trk/Ext) =<2.5cm RAY File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $345.35 | $627.90 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 12031 Rpr Inter(S/Trk/Ext) =<2.5cm RAY File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $345.35 | $627.90 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $382.00 | $1,637.17 | $225.59–$1,637.17 | 77% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $382.00 | $1,736.09 | $286.00–$1,662.00 | 78% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $405.00 | $1,928.66 | $340.59–$1,928.66 | 79% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 12031 Wound Repair Interm </=2.5cm OBS+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $446.05 | $811.00 | $10.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 WOUND REPAIR INTERM 2.5CM OR LESS+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $446.05 | $811.00 | $10.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 7S REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $470.00 | $1,687.00 | $470.67–$1,376.59 | 72% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $654.76 | $935.37 | $407.17–$795.06 | 30% |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 26, 2026 · source file | $692.77 | $1,151.00 | $638.88–$863.21 | 40% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 Int repair 12031 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $840.70 | $1,201.00 | $156.13–$1,163.77 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 INTMD WND REPAIR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM OR LESS TX RM PLS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $853.44 | $1,778.00 | $300.30–$1,600.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 INTMD WND REP S/A/T/EXT 2.5 OR LESS TX RM DRM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $853.44 | $1,778.00 | $300.30–$1,600.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 INTERMED REP; 2.5 CM OR LESS ER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,185.60 | $2,470.00 | $300.30–$2,223.00 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 INTERMED REP; 2.5 CM OR LESS ER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,185.60 | $2,470.00 | $300.30–$2,223.00 | 52% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,032.57 | $2,032.57 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,032.57 | $2,032.57 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $345.35, median $654.76, highest $2,032.57 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $766.74. 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 11 of 11 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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