Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $169.95 to $6,839.00, with a median of $1,438.81. The lowest price is at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Division (Pomona). The highest price is 40.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,438.81, is 179% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- New Jersey ranks 49th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 44 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Why New Jersey prices look low: under state law (P.L.2008, c.60), a hospital may not charge an uninsured New Jersey resident whose family income is below 500% of the federal poverty level more than 115% of what Medicare pays for the same service. If that is you, ask the hospital's billing office to apply this limit; a separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Division lowest Pomona · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ LYR CLSR WND,2.5 OR LS | $169.95 | $1,133.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $399.53 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $399.53 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $436.64 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $442.22 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $442.22 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $442.22 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $442.61 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $442.61 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $470.51 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $470.51 | $1,054.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $480.00 | $1,636.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $515.48 | $1,098.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ LAY.CLOS.WND-SCLP-2.5CM,< | $525.96 | $2,468.00 | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REPAIR INTERMEDIATE S/A/T/E 2.5 CM/< | $544.82 | $1,414.94 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Holy Name Teaneck · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REP SCALP/TR/EXTR 2.5CM OR L | $600.00 | $591.00 | Nov 10, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $695.37 | $13,313.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $799.68 | $13,313.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $799.68 | $13,313.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $799.68 | $13,313.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $1,149.87 | $4,609.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Rpr Intmd Wnd S/Ax/T/Ex 2.5/< Cm | $1,206.41 | $18,000.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | $1,671.20 | $1,671.20 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $1,886.00 | $1,886.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $1,886.00 | $1,886.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Bridgeton Bridgeton · Vineland, NJ Intermediate Repair <= 2.5cm (exc hands/feet) | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Intermediate <2.5 cm | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Intermediate Repair <= 2.5cm (exc hands/feet) | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Intermediate Repair <= 2.5cm (exc hands/feet) | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Intermediate <2.5 cm | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland · Vineland, NJ Intermediate <2.5 cm | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Community Medical Center Toms River · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $3,786.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $3,986.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $4,350.00 | — | Mar 3, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $4,627.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $4,881.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township · Trenton-Princeton, NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $5,110.00 | — | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $5,339.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $5,419.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $5,741.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $5,855.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $6,311.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT2.5 CM/< | $6,507.90 | $7,231.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INTMD RPR S/A/T/EXT 2.5 CM/< | $6,839.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 33 | $399.53 | $799.68 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4 | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 2 | $799.68 | $3,653.79 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 2 | $169.95 | $347.96 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $1,895.70 | $1,895.70 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 |
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
- Alabama$386.68
- 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 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.