Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs as an inpatient: from $636.00 to $1,411.11, with a median of $907.00. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $271.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $636.00 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 12031, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$636.00Rhode Island Hospital
Median$907.00half pay less
Highest$1,411.11in this market
Difference2.2×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $636.00Highest $1,411.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $636.00 $636.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $907.00 $907.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $907.00 $907.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $907.00 $907.00 — — —
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Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $1,164.14 $1,164.14 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY $1,411.11 $1,411.11 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $636.00, median $907.00, highest $1,411.11 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $907.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.