CPT code 12032: Intermediate repair, 2.6–7.5 cm, scalp/trunk/extremities2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $294.78 for 12032 in the office and $159.84 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 12032 covers

This code covers intermediate closure of wounds on the scalp, axillae, trunk, or extremities, excluding the hands and feet. The repair typically uses layered sutures to close deeper tissue and skin; it can also describe a single-layer closure of a heavily contaminated wound that required extensive cleaning. Emergency physicians, surgeons, and other clinicians who repair acute lacerations commonly perform the service in emergency departments, clinics, and outpatient settings.

Select the code by repair complexity, eligible anatomic group, and total repaired length. Document each wound’s location and length, the layers closed, and, when relevant, the contamination and extensive cleaning that support intermediate repair. Add lengths of wounds that share the same repair classification and anatomic grouping. Related postoperative visits are included in the 10-day global period. For multiple procedures in one session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is statutorily restricted, and 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 North Dakota compares for 12032

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 12032 runs from $266.25 in Arkansas to $397.37 in San Benito County, CA. North Dakota pays $294.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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12032 rates by state

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How the 12032 rate is calculated

Each of 12032’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 12032

12032 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 12032

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

How 12032 has changed in North Dakota

Price 12032 for an earlier date of service

Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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