Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $82.00 to $6,310.69, with a median of $386.68. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The highest price is 77.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $386.68, is 25% below the US median of $516.00.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Alabama ranks 12th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 12031. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$82.00Coosa Valley Medical Center
Median$386.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,310.69in Alabama
Lowest saves$304.68vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Repair Intermediate S/a/t | $82.00 | $342.00 | — source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Layer Closure Of Wound 2.5 | $105.00 | $140.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL INTERMEDIATE REPAIR OF WOUND OF SCALP; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $128.40 | $321.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA INTER < 2.5CM | $186.13 | $372.25 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL RPR INTERM S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $216.00 | $360.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL REPAIR WOUND EXTREMETIES 2.5CM OR LESS | $219.81 | $1,200.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ER-LAC REPAIR 12031 | $238.80 | $597.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL INTERMEDIATE LACERATION REPAIR | $249.21 | $958.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL INTERM RPR SCALP/AX/TRNK/EXT 2.5CM/< | $264.80 | $331.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL LAYER CLOSURE WOUND 12031 | $276.88 | $553.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL LAYER CLOSURE WOUND 12031 | $276.88 | $553.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC INT REP S/A/T/EX 2.5CM/< | $285.76 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL REPAIR/SCALP/AXILLAE/TRUNK/EXT;2.5cm OR< | $286.65 | $441.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL PF INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5CM | $330.00 | $660.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Int.Rpr Sclp/Axl/Tr/Ex 2.5cm/< | $360.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $362.00 | $1,048.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL INTERMEDIATE REPAIR OF WOUND OF SCALP; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $411.35 | $1,028.38 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL LAYER CLOSURE 2.5CM/LESS | $411.40 | $748.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL REPAIR INTER WOUNDS SCALP TRUNK 2.5 CM OR LESS | $425.54 | $500.63 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNKARMLEG <2.5 CM | $531.48 | $1,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC LAYR CLOS WND TRUNKARMLEG <2.5 CM | $531.48 | $1,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL LYR CLS S/T/A/E <2.5CM | $569.98 | $569.98 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER LAYR CLOS WND TRUNK,ARM,LEG <2.5 CM | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Repair, Intermediate, Wounds of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk and/or Extremities (Excluding Hands and Feet); 2.5 Cm or Less | $791.13 | $1,839.83 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Repair, Intermediate, Wounds of Scalp, Axillae, Trunk and/or Extremities (Excluding Hands and Feet); 2.5 Cm or Less | $791.13 | $1,839.83 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL INTERMEDIATE REPAIR OF WOUND OF SCALP; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.5 CM OR LESS | $2,471.54 | $3,530.77 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $3,151.95 | $26,266.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $3,237.57 | $35,973.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $4,841.13 | $32,274.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $4,943.31 | $32,955.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $5,808.22 | $32,267.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAYER CLOSURE OF WOUND(S) | $6,310.69 | $35,059.37 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 5 | $105.00 | $791.13 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $411.35 | $2,626.24 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $362.00 | $1,756.98 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $264.80 | $270.84 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $411.40 | $411.40 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $285.76 | $285.76 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $645.00 | $645.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $5,808.22 | $5,808.22 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $286.65 | $286.65 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $3,237.57 | $3,237.57 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $186.13 | $186.13 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $276.88 | $276.88 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $531.48 | $531.48 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $6,310.69 | $6,310.69 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $238.80 | $238.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $425.54 | $425.54 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $249.21 | $249.21 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $2,471.54 | $2,471.54 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $219.81 | $219.81 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $128.40 | $128.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $531.48 | $531.48 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What layered stitches, up to 1 inch is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Layered stitches, up to 1 inch explained.
Layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs in other states
- Alaska$734.70
- Arizona$976.46
- Arkansas$391.24
- California$868.35
- Colorado$561.12
- Connecticut$731.82
- Delaware$717.36
- District of Columbia$764.39, 3 hospitals
- Florida$968.80
- Georgia$417.00
- Hawaii$879.20
- Idaho$371.15
- Illinois$601.45
- Indiana$719.25
- Iowa$360.93
- Kansas$400.18
- Kentucky$301.20
- Louisiana$349.34
- Maine$298.60
- Maryland$768.77, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$787.50
- Michigan$374.00
- Minnesota$453.74
- Mississippi$244.40
- Missouri$434.20
- Montana$412.67
- Nebraska$489.15
- Nevada$538.45
- New Hampshire$361.14
- New Jersey$1,438.81
- New Mexico$623.00
- New York$591.27
- North Carolina$414.00
- North Dakota$517.50
- Ohio$533.32
- Oklahoma$335.35
- Oregon$602.25
- Pennsylvania$586.20
- Puerto Rico$352.58, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$667.10
- South Carolina$526.50
- South Dakota$693.60
- Tennessee$322.74
- Texas$528.26
- Utah$255.00
- Vermont$453.88
- Virginia$516.90
- Washington$659.45
- West Virginia$425.00
- Wisconsin$519.10
- Wyoming$604.77
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.