Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 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 $495.96 to $644.79, with a median of $591.27. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $95.31 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $495.96 at 63 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC 12031 LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUNDS_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK _EXC HANDS _ FEET_ | $495.96 | $763.01 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC 12031 LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUNDS_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK _EXC HANDS _ FEET_ | $591.27 | $909.65 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC 12031 LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUNDS_ 2.5 CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK _EXC HANDS _ FEET_ | $644.79 | $991.98 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC REPAIR_ INTERMEDIATE_ 2.5CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ __OR EXTREMITIES _EXC HANDS_FEET_ | $915.44 | $1,408.37 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC REPAIR_ INTERMEDIATE_ 2.5CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ __OR EXTREMITIES _EXC HANDS_FEET_ | $920.28 | $1,415.81 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S_A_T_E 2.5 CM_ | $920.28 | $1,415.81 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC REPAIR_ INTERMEDIATE_ 2.5CM OR LESS_ SCALP_ AXILLAE_ TRUNK_ __OR EXTREMITIES _EXC HANDS_FEET_ | $933.42 | $1,436.03 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $495.96, median $591.27, highest $644.79 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $591.27. 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.