CPT code 12014: Wound repair, facial sites, 5.1–7.5 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $165.32 for 12014 in the office and $66.12 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 12014 covers

This code covers simple closure of a superficial wound on the face, ear, eyelid, nose, lip, or mucous membrane when the repair involves one layer. It is commonly performed by emergency physicians, surgeons, and other qualified practitioners in emergency departments, offices, and urgent care settings. A facial laceration closed with a single layer of sutures is a typical situation; a repair requiring layered closure belongs in the intermediate-repair family instead.

Select the code using the total repair length for simple wounds in this anatomic group; when multiple such wounds are repaired, combine their lengths. Document the wound sites, lengths, and closure complexity. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Vermont compares for 12014

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 12014 runs from $151.12 in Arkansas to $220.67 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $165.32. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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12014 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 12014 rate is calculated

Each of 12014’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 12014

The CMS indicators that decide how 12014 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 12014

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 12014 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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