Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Reading, PA — inpatient

In Reading, PA, 1 hospital lists 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 $675.48 to $675.48, with a median of $675.48. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $480.10 at 68 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 12031, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$675.48St Joseph Regional Health Network
Median$675.48half pay less
Highest$675.48in this market
Difference1.0×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 Reading, PA.

median
Lowest $675.48Highest $675.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 INT RPR SCL TRK HD FT 2.5 $675.48 $2,597.00 $351.43–$2,247.14 74% —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 12031 Int Rep Trunk Limb Scalp 0-2.5cm $675.48 $2,597.00 $351.43–$2,247.14 74% —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 WOCN Closure Wound 2.5 Cm Or Less $675.48 $2,597.00 $351.43–$2,247.14 74% —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 WOCN I&D PARING BIOPSY -> WOCN I&D PARING BIOPSY -> 12031 INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< $675.48 $2,597.00 $351.43–$2,247.14 74% —
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Inpatient: lowest $675.48, median $675.48, highest $675.48.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $675.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.