Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Outpatient

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Lakeland, FL

In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $968.80 to $5,757.51, with a median of $1,920.57. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $951.77 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,231.02 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$968.80Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Median$1,920.57half pay less
Highest$5,757.51in this market
Difference5.9×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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

median
Lowest $968.80Highest $5,757.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Repr Intrmd S/A/T/E 2.5Cm/< $968.80 $2,422.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM $1,920.57 $1,920.57 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM $5,757.51 $5,757.51 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $968.80, median $1,920.57, highest $5,757.51 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,920.57. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.