Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $252.05 to $1,412.00, with a median of $773.18. The lowest listed price is at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital — $521.13 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $868.35 at 149 hospitals.
- The median here, $773.18, is 50% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 cities for code 12031, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital lowest Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 INTERMEDIATE REPAIR OF WOUND OF SCALP; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $252.05 | $1,260.23 | $494.28–$1,560.87 | 80% |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Lac Intermediate to 2.5 Cm File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $258.81 | $1,768.00 | $152.88–$6,471.00 | 85% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 LACERATION REPAIR INTERMEDIATE File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $410.00 | $159.90–$369.00 | 30% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta one side Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $361.35 | $803.00 | $145.34–$9,616.00 | 55% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ED-LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND 2.5 or LESS File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | $99.72–$1,075.00 | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 RPR LAC INT SCLP/AXIL <2.5CM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $520.00 | $1,463.10 | $121.22–$1,463.10 | 64% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $520.00 | $2,059.37 | $121.22–$2,059.37 | 75% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $520.00 | $2,059.37 | $121.22–$2,059.37 | 75% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $641.25 | $1,425.00 | $285.00–$6,716.00 | 55% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 RPR INT EXTREM 2.5CM/< File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $702.40 | $1,756.00 | $790.20–$1,492.60 | 60% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 12031-Scalp/Trunk/Extremity Less Than/Equal to 2.5 cm File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $739.35 | $985.80 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $807.00 | $807.00 | $246.24–$731.98 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center one side Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LAY CLOS OF WND LT 2.5 CM SCALP File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $868.50 | $1,930.00 | $386.00–$6,587.00 | 55% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ER-INT WOUND<2.5CM TRUNK/SCLP/AXIL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $895.00 | $895.00 | $99.72–$3,250.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ER-INT WOUND<2.5CM TRUNK/SCLP/AXIL File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $895.00 | $895.00 | $99.72–$3,250.00 | — |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 INTMD RPR S A T EXT 2.6 7.5+1 more line at this price File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $978.85 | $1,398.36 | $394.55–$1,258.52 | 30% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED INTMD WND REPAIR S/TR/EXT UP TO 2.5CM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $986.40 | $2,055.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,081.60 | $2,080.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% |
| Riverside University Medical Center one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lay Clos of Wnd Lt 2.5 Cm Scalp+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,191.66 | $1,191.66 | $246.24–$1,191.66 | — |
| 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 File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,412.00 | $3,275.00 | $84.51–$4,748.75 | 57% |
Outpatient: lowest $252.05, median $773.18, highest $1,412.00 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $895.00. 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 18 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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