Surgery and procedures CPT 12031 Outpatient

Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Aurora, MO

In Aurora, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $294.45 to $294.45, with a median of $294.45. Across Missouri, the median is $362.40 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$294.45Mercy Hospital Aurora
Median$294.45half pay less
Highest$294.45in 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 Aurora, MO.

median
Lowest $294.45Highest $447.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Aurora lowest Aurora, MO · (417) 678-2122 Int Rep Sc/Ax/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Mlp $294.45 $453.00 $419.79 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO · (417) 678-2122 Int Rep Sc/Ax/Tr/Ext 2.5/< Pf $346.45 $533.00 $143.11–$524.51 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO · (417) 678-2122 Int Rep Sc/Ax/Tr/Ext 2.5/< $447.20 $688.00 $172.00–$688.00 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $294.45, median $294.45, highest $294.45.

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 and 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.