Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $134.00 to $1,487.50, with a median of $1,081.60. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $947.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,081.60 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $134.00 | $335.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $332.15 | $949.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $384.65 | $1,099.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $406.08 | $846.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 LAC INT<2.5 SCLP,TRNK,EXTREM | $424.55 | $1,213.00 | $374.94–$1,668.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $520.00 | $2,175.15 | $121.22–$2,175.15 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 PPR LAC INT SCLP | $520.00 | $932.40 | $121.22–$932.40 | 44% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 SURG PRC MLT/IN | $520.00 | $932.40 | $121.22–$932.40 | 44% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER RPR LAC INT SCLP/AXIL <2.5C | $520.00 | $1,333.44 | $121.22–$1,333.44 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $576.45 | $1,647.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC REPAIR INTMD WND S/TR/EXT LTE 2.5CM CDM | $576.45 | $1,647.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $602.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $651.84 | $1,358.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgery Group 2 Global Rate | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $2,978.00–$4,107.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 79 | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB INTERM LAC REPAIR UP TO 2.5 CM | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $497.49–$1,363.12 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 0 | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Intmd Rpr S/A/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< | $1,321.29 | $1,321.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB INTERM LAC REPAIR UP TO 2.5 CM | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $497.49–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgery Group 2 Global Rate | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $14,322.00–$15,354.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $9,059.94–$13,492.72 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 1 | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $9,059.94–$13,492.72 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $1,375.20 | $2,865.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Intmd Rpr S/A/T/Ext 2.5 Cm/< | $1,487.50 | $1,487.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Repair Intermediate S/A/T/E 2.5 Cm/< | $1,487.50 | $1,487.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $134.00, median $1,081.60, highest $1,487.50 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,081.60. 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 15 of 15 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.
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.