Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $361.35 to $1,412.00, with a median of $868.50. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $507.15 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,081.60 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 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 Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta one side lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP | $361.35 | $803.00 | $145.34–$9,616.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $520.00 | $2,059.37 | $121.22–$2,059.37 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $520.00 | $2,059.37 | $121.22–$2,059.37 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 RPR LAC INT SCLP/AXIL <2.5CM | $520.00 | $1,463.10 | $121.22–$1,463.10 | 64% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP | $641.25 | $1,425.00 | $285.00–$6,716.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 12031-Scalp/Trunk/Extremity Less Than/Equal to 2.5 cm | $739.35 | $985.80 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP | $868.50 | $1,930.00 | $386.00–$6,587.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM | $986.40 | $2,055.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 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 - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 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 - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lay Clos of Wnd Lt 2.5 Cm Scalp | $1,191.66 | $1,191.66 | $246.24–$1,191.66 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lay Clos of Wnd Lt 2.5 Cm Scalp | $1,191.66 | $1,191.66 | $246.24–$1,191.66 | — | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $1,412.00 | $3,275.00 | $84.51–$4,748.75 | 57% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $361.35, median $868.50, highest $1,412.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,034.00. 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 10 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.