Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $454.00 to $907.00, with a median of $667.10. The lowest price is at Landmark Medical Center (Woonsocket). The highest price is 2.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $667.10, is 29% above the US median of $516.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Rhode Island ranks 38th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 7 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$454.00Landmark Medical Center
Median$667.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$907.00in Rhode Island
Lowest saves$213.10vs the median
Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Hc Repr Wnd Intrmd Body/Scalp/Extr <2.5 Cm | $454.00 | $1,201.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Repair, intermediate, wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less | $531.00 | $885.00 | Jul 24, 2026 source file |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $667.10 | $1,906.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Layr Clos Wnd Trunk,Arm,Leg <2.5 Cm | $667.10 | $1,906.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY | $907.00 | $907.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY | $907.00 | $907.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TO 2.5CM SUTURE INTER BODY | $907.00 | $907.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 7 | $454.00 | $667.10 |
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
- 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 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
- 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.