Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Traverse City, MI — inpatient

In Traverse City, MI, 2 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 $292.40 to $537.20, with a median of $414.80. The lowest listed price is at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center — $122.40 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $377.50 at 52 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 12031, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 2026.

Lowest$292.40Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Median$414.80half pay less
Highest$537.20in this market
Difference1.8×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 Traverse City, MI.

median
Lowest $292.40Highest $558.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Layer closure of wounds of scalp axillae feet 25 cm or less $292.40 $344.00 $97.34–$610.38 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Layer closure of wounds of scalp axillae feet 25 cm or less $412.25 $485.00 $358.90–$852.12 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Layer closure of wounds of scalp axillae feet 25 cm or less $537.20 $632.00 $335.72–$1,350.00 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Layered repair S/A/T/E 2.5 cm or < 12031 $558.45 $657.00 $349.00–$1,350.00 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Suture Int Sate < 2.6cm (N) $558.45 $657.00 $349.00–$1,350.00 15% Apr 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $292.40, median $414.80, highest $537.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $414.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.