Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $154.18 to $497.75, with a median of $252.55. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $98.37 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $224.12 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF LAYER CLOS SCLP/EXTR<2.5 CM | $154.18 | $593.00 | $316.66–$451.87 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME LR INT SCLP/TRNK <=2.5 | $154.18 | $593.00 | $316.66–$451.87 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF LAYER CLOSURE WOUND(S) | $154.18 | $593.00 | $316.66–$451.87 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 INTERMED REPAIR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $199.20 | $332.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR Interm rep/non-face </=2.5cm | $206.40 | $344.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5CM/< | $206.40 | $344.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME LAYER CLOS SCLP/EXTR<2.5 CM | $253.76 | $976.00 | $521.18–$743.71 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC LAYER CLOS SCLP/EXTR<2.5 CM | $253.76 | $976.00 | $521.18–$743.71 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WHC DOC RPR INTMD S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $255.00 | $425.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC LAYER RPR SCLP <2.5 | $305.90 | $305.90 | $225.02–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $393.60 | $656.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT <2.5 CM | $407.94 | $1,569.00 | $837.85–$1,195.58 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $443.15 | $443.15 | $146.06–$508.18 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 RPR INTMD S/A/T/EXT 2.5CM/< | $471.00 | $785.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 Interm rep/non-face </=2.5cm-12031 | $480.60 | $801.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC LAYER RPR SCLP <2.5 | $497.75 | $497.75 | $366.14–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $559.30 | $559.30 | $146.06–$508.18 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $154.18, median $252.55, highest $497.75 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $252.55. 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 3 of 3 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.