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

Report this code for a 2.6–7.5 cm intermediate layered repair of wounds on the scalp, axillae, trunk, or qualifying extremities.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality359.7K Medicare services in 2024

In Utah, Medicare pays $286.51 for 12032 in the office and $159.67 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$286.51Office (non-facility)
$159.67Hospital or facility
−4.5%vs the national office rate ($299.94)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 12032 nationwide

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

We’ll open 12032 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Utah
  2. What 12032 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

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 Utah 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. Utah pays $286.51. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

12032 in Utah vs other payment areas
  1. Utah · this page$286.51
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$338.65+$52.14
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$342.58+$56.07
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$321.79+$35.28
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$312.81+$26.30
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$344.16+$57.65
  7. Alaska · Alaska$350.71+$64.20

Other areas in Utah first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

12032 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$270.03$151.96
ArkansasArkansas$266.25$150.33
ArizonaArizona$292.21$161.45
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$318.18$170.28
Chico, CACalifornia$317.38$169.49
El Centro, CACalifornia$317.42$169.53
Fresno, CACalifornia$317.38$169.49
Hanford, CACalifornia$317.38$169.49

12032 rates by state

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

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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$266.25

$357.38

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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12032 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$350.711
AL$270.031
AR$266.251
AZ$292.211
CA$317.38–$397.3729
CO$312.411
CT$319.511
DC$342.581
DE$296.961
FL$295.11–$321.793
GA$279.03–$305.282
GU$324.931
HI$324.931
IA$276.931
ID$278.641
IL$286.64–$312.864
IN$280.211
KS$275.561
KY$275.991
LA$275.53–$288.782
MA$310.57–$342.922
MD$302.56–$342.583
ME$279.93–$294.852
MI$282.87–$298.582
MN$299.891
MO$270.86–$289.923
MS$268.611
MT$299.921
NC$282.801
ND$294.781
NE$278.441
NH$307.431
NJ$323.31–$339.162
NM$284.331
NV$298.701
NY$286.91–$352.165
OH$281.821
OK$275.631
OR$296.52–$322.242
PA$282.32–$311.672
PR$302.111
RI$307.461
SC$282.751
SD$294.171
TN$276.891
TX$280.51–$311.248
UT$286.511
VA$293.83–$342.582
VI$302.111
VT$293.561
WA$310.01–$349.922
WI$285.151
WV$276.291
WY$297.681

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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.

How the rate is built · 12032

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.46

2.46 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense6.26

6.26 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.26

0.26 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

8.9800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$299.94

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Utah inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,413

Code
12032
Physician work
2.46
Practice expense
6.26
Malpractice
0.26

GPCI2026.csv

104

Locality
Utah
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.940
Malpractice
0.898
Office calculation for 12032 in Utah
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.46× 1.0002.4600
Practice expense6.26× 0.9405.8844
Malpractice0.26× 0.8980.2335
Total RVUs8.5779
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Utah$286.51

Office: (2.46 × 1 + 6.26 × 0.94 + 0.26 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $286.51

Facility: (2.46 × 1 + 2.22 × 0.94 + 0.26 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $159.67

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Payment rules and modifiers for 12032

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

CMS payment indicators · 12032

Intermediate repair, 2.6–7.5 cm, scalp/trunk/extremities

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period010Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.80/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 12032

Intermediate repair, 2.6–7.5 cm, scalp/trunk/extremities

10-day global period ends

Oct 11, 2026

Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.

SurgeryVisit
Sep 28, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

12032 without 51 · national office

$299.94

Intermediate repair, 2.6–7.5 cm, scalp/trunk/extremities

12032-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$149.97

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 12032

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

Codes related to 12032
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Utah
Same family
12031Wound repair, scalp, trunk, or extremityIntermediate repair in the same anatomic group for total length of 2.5 cm or less.$247.85
12034Wound repair, intermediate, 7.6–12.5 cmIntermediate repair in the same anatomic group for total length of 7.6–12.5 cm.$319.86
Used instead
12042Intermediate wound repair, neck, hands, feet, or genitaliaIntermediate repair for the separate neck, hands, feet, or external genitalia anatomic group.$291.68
12052Wound repair, face, 2.6–5 cmIntermediate repair for the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes.$298.38

How 12032 has changed in Utah

12032 · Office / nonfacility

$286.51

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.75 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $279.76 to $286.51 (2.4%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $279.76changed to$286.51

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.52 changed to 2.46
    • Practice expense RVU 6.28 changed to 6.26
    • Malpractice RVU 0.29 changed to 0.26
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.933 changed to 0.940
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.898

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $289.45changed to$279.76

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 6.33 changed to 6.28

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $284.73changed to$289.45

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $292.22changed to$284.73

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 6.32 changed to 6.33
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.926 changed to 0.933
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.865 changed to 0.930

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $293.12changed to$292.22

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 6.24 changed to 6.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.27 changed to 0.29
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.926
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.799 changed to 0.865

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $296.56changed to$293.12

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 6.28 changed to 6.24
    • Malpractice RVU 0.26 changed to 0.27

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $293.72changed to$296.56

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 5.80 changed to 6.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.27 changed to 0.26
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.982 changed to 0.799

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $298.87changed to$293.72

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 5.75 changed to 5.80
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.27
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.923
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.165 changed to 0.982

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $297.12changed to$298.87

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 5.72 changed to 5.75
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.38

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $295.91changed to$297.12

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 5.71 changed to 5.72
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.37
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.925 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.167 changed to 1.165

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $293.64changed to$295.91

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 5.68 changed to 5.71
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.922 changed to 0.925
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.167

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $293.11changed to$293.64

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 5.67 changed to 5.68
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.38

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $291.65changed to$293.11

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $286.98changed to$291.65

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 5.53 changed to 5.67
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.35
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.922
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.136 changed to 1.169

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $295.39changed to$286.98

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 6.27 changed to 5.53
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.36
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.916 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.102 changed to 1.136

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $295.39

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$286.51$159.67RVU26D
2026-07-01$286.51$159.67RVU26C
2026-04-01$286.51$159.67RVU26B
2026-01-01$286.51$159.67RVU26A
2025-10-01$279.76$178.96RVU25D
2025-07-01$279.76$178.96RVU25C
2025-04-01$279.76$178.96RVU25B
2025-01-01$279.76$178.96RVU25A
2024-10-01$289.45$182.62RVU24D
2024-07-01$289.45$182.62RVU24C
2024-04-01$289.45$182.62RVU24B
2024-03-09$289.45$182.62RVU24AR
2024-01-01$284.73$179.64RVU24A
2023-10-01$292.22$182.70RVU23D
2023-07-01$292.22$182.70RVU23C
2023-04-01$292.22$182.70RVU23B
2023-01-01$292.22$182.70RVU23A
2022-10-01$293.12$181.50RVU22D
2022-07-01$293.12$181.50RVU22C
2022-04-01$293.12$181.50RVU22B
2022-01-01$293.12$181.50RVU22A
2021-10-01$296.56$182.08RVU21D
2021-07-01$296.56$182.08RVU21C
2021-04-01$296.56$182.08RVU21B
2021-01-01$296.56$182.08RVU21A
2020-10-01$293.72$189.45RVU20D
2020-07-01$293.72$189.45RVU20C
2020-04-01$293.72$189.45RVU20B
2020-01-01$293.72$189.45RVU20A
2019-10-01$298.87$196.31RVU19D
2019-07-01$298.87$196.31RVU19C
2019-04-01$298.87$196.31RVU19B
2019-01-01$298.87$196.31RVU19A
2018-10-01$297.12$197.01RVU18D
2018-07-01$297.12$197.01RVU18C
2018-04-01$297.12$197.01RVU18B
2018-01-01$297.12$197.01RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$295.91$196.65RVU17D
2017-07-01$295.91$196.65RVU17C
2017-04-01$295.91$196.65RVU17B
2017-01-01$295.91$196.65RVU17A
2016-10-01$293.64$195.26RVU16D
2016-07-01$293.64$195.26RVU16C
2016-04-01$293.64$195.26RVU16B
2016-01-01$293.64$195.26RVU16A
2015-10-01$293.11$195.04RVU15D
2015-07-01$293.11$195.04RVU15C
2015-04-01$291.65$194.07RVU15B
2015-01-01$291.65$194.07RVU15A
2014-10-01$286.98$191.51RVU14D
2014-07-01$286.98$191.51RVU14C
2014-04-01$286.98$191.51RVU14B
2014-01-01$286.98$191.51RVU14A
2013-10-01$295.39$191.92RVU13D
2013-07-01$295.39$191.92RVU13C
2013-04-01$295.39$191.92RVU13B
2013-01-01$295.39$191.92RVU13AR

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Alpine
  • Alta
  • Altamont
  • Alton
  • Amalga
  • American Fork
  • Aneth
  • Annabella

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12032 billing questions

How do I distinguish this code from 12031 or 12034?

All three describe intermediate repairs in the same anatomic group. Choose 12031 for a total length of 2.5 cm or less, this code for 2.6–7.5 cm, and 12034 for 7.6–12.5 cm.

Which wound locations qualify?

Use this code for the scalp, axillae, trunk, or eligible extremities. Hands and feet are assigned to a different intermediate-repair anatomic group.

Can I add together the lengths of multiple wounds?

Yes, total the lengths of wounds with the same repair classification and anatomic grouping. Document the location and length of each wound.

Is a layered closure required?

Intermediate repair generally involves layered closure of deeper tissue and skin. A single-layer closure may qualify when the wound is heavily contaminated and required extensive cleaning.

Can modifier 50 be used for wounds on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; do not use modifier 50 for a bilateral payment adjustment.

Are postoperative visits included?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure payment.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 12032PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,413 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for UtahGPCI2026.csv, line 104 (RVU26D)

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