CPT code 12047: Intermediate repair, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; over 30 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

Reports layered repair of wounds on the neck, hands, feet, or external genitalia when the qualifying repaired length exceeds 30 cm.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality29 Medicare services in 2024

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $653.76 for 12047 in the office and $368.85 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$653.76Office (non-facility)
$368.85Hospital or facility
+7.1%vs the national office rate ($610.23)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 12047 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 12047 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Connecticut
  2. What 12047 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 12047 covers

This code describes intermediate wound repair in the neck, hands, feet, or external genitalia when the qualifying total repaired length is more than 30 cm. The closure involves the skin and deeper tissue, such as subcutaneous tissue or superficial fascia, rather than skin sutures alone. Emergency physicians, surgeons, and other qualified clinicians may perform these repairs in emergency departments, operating rooms, or other settings. Typical cases include extensive traumatic lacerations requiring layered closure in one of these anatomic groups.

Choose the code by the wound location, repair method, and documented length; add lengths only when CPT instructions allow wounds in the same classification and anatomic group to be combined. The record should identify each site, its repaired length, and the tissue layers closed. This minor procedure has a 10-day global period, including related postoperative visits during that period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Connecticut compares for 12047

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 12047 runs from $532.12 in Arkansas to $787.36 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $653.76. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

12047 in Connecticut vs other payment areas
  1. Connecticut · this page$653.76
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$676.64+$22.88
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$696.05+$42.29
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$692.75+$38.99
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$669.19+$15.43
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$711.55+$57.79
  7. Alaska · Alaska$697.93+$44.17

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

Every other payment area

12047 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$540.81$309.34
ArkansasArkansas$532.12$304.88
ArizonaArizona$591.45$335.11
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$635.41$345.48
Chico, CACalifornia$631.94$342.01
El Centro, CACalifornia$632.16$342.23
Fresno, CACalifornia$631.94$342.01
Hanford, CACalifornia$631.94$342.01

12047 rates by state

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$532.12

$709.65

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12047 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$697.931
AL$540.811
AR$532.121
AZ$591.451
CA$631.94–$787.3629
CO$628.711
CT$653.761
DC$696.051
DE$601.821
FL$614.05–$692.753
GA$574.68–$625.872
GU$647.691
HI$647.691
IA$549.761
ID$555.061
IL$599.19–$669.194
IN$558.461
KS$549.901
KY$561.531
LA$561.76–$592.152
MA$625.58–$690.842
MD$613.18–$696.053
ME$561.48–$590.682
MI$580.49–$625.592
MN$591.671
MO$553.11–$590.843
MS$542.581
MT$610.151
NC$567.491
ND$584.641
NE$552.191
NH$621.491
NJ$658.20–$688.262
NM$585.211
NV$603.441
NY$577.15–$734.195
OH$575.271
OK$557.201
OR$595.81–$646.832
PA$574.59–$638.092
PR$614.051
RI$622.041
SC$572.931
SD$581.621
TN$553.361
TX$570.65–$629.188
UT$581.491
VA$590.67–$696.052
VI$614.051
VT$584.891
WA$623.54–$702.542
WI$563.371
WV$575.641
WY$599.031

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How the 12047 rate is calculated

Each of 12047’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 · 12047

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.83

4.83 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense12.15

12.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.29

1.29 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

18.2700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$610.23

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

The exact Connecticut inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,423

Code
12047
Physician work
4.83
Practice expense
12.15
Malpractice
1.29

GPCI2026.csv

38

Locality
Connecticut
Physician work
1.020
Practice expense
1.077
Malpractice
1.210
Office calculation for 12047 in Connecticut
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.83× 1.0204.9266
Practice expense12.15× 1.07713.0855
Malpractice1.29× 1.2101.5609
Total RVUs19.5730
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Connecticut$653.76

Office: (4.83 × 1.02 + 12.15 × 1.077 + 1.29 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $653.76

Facility: (4.83 × 1.02 + 4.23 × 1.077 + 1.29 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $368.85

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Payment rules and modifiers for 12047

12047 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 12047

Intermediate repair, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; over 30 cm

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)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
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 · 12047

Intermediate repair, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; over 30 cm

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

12047 without 51 · national office

$610.23

Intermediate repair, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; over 30 cm

12047-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$305.12

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

How 12047 has changed in Connecticut

12047 · Office / nonfacility

$653.76

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $78.50 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $575.26 to $653.76 (13.6%).

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

    $575.26changed to$653.76

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.95 changed to 4.83
    • Practice expense RVU 10.27 changed to 12.15
    • Malpractice RVU 1.26 changed to 1.29
    • Work GPCI 1.022 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.091 changed to 1.077
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.207 changed to 1.210

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $592.76changed to$575.26

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 10.28 changed to 10.27
    • Malpractice RVU 1.27 changed to 1.26

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $583.08changed to$592.76

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $601.62changed to$583.08

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 10.27 changed to 10.28
    • Malpractice RVU 1.25 changed to 1.27
    • Work GPCI 1.030 changed to 1.022
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.102 changed to 1.091
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.070 changed to 1.207
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $615.89changed to$601.62

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 10.32 changed to 10.27
    • Work GPCI 1.037 changed to 1.030
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.114 changed to 1.102
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.934 changed to 1.070

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $617.36changed to$615.89

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 10.26 changed to 10.32
    • Malpractice RVU 1.21 changed to 1.25

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $603.95changed to$617.36

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 9.27 changed to 10.26
    • Work GPCI 1.029 changed to 1.037
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.113 changed to 1.114
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.094 changed to 0.934

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $599.50changed to$603.95

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 9.06 changed to 9.27
    • Malpractice RVU 1.20 changed to 1.21
    • Work GPCI 1.021 changed to 1.029
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.112 changed to 1.113
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.255 changed to 1.094

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. July 1, 2019

    RVU19C

    $596.78changed to$599.50

    • Malpractice RVU 1.14 changed to 1.20

    Held through RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $593.99changed to$596.78

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 8.95 changed to 9.06
    • Malpractice RVU 1.19 changed to 1.14

    Held through RVU19B.

  11. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $610.98changed to$593.99

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 9.85 changed to 8.95
    • Malpractice RVU 0.77 changed to 1.19
    • Work GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.021
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.117 changed to 1.112
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.244 changed to 1.255

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  12. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $577.71changed to$610.98

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 8.74 changed to 9.85
    • Malpractice RVU 1.03 changed to 0.77
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.023
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.121 changed to 1.117
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.232 changed to 1.244

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  13. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $624.16changed to$577.71

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 10.05 changed to 8.74
    • Malpractice RVU 0.84 changed to 1.03

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  14. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $621.05changed to$624.16

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  15. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $576.05changed to$621.05

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 8.85 changed to 10.05
    • Malpractice RVU 0.92 changed to 0.84
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.116 changed to 1.121
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.234 changed to 1.232

    Held through RVU15B.

  16. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $658.05changed to$576.05

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 11.79 changed to 8.85
    • Malpractice RVU 0.96 changed to 0.92
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.110 changed to 1.116
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.235 changed to 1.234

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $658.05

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$653.76$368.85RVU26D
2026-07-01$653.76$368.85RVU26C
2026-04-01$653.76$368.85RVU26B
2026-01-01$653.76$368.85RVU26A
2025-10-01$575.26$370.58RVU25D
2025-07-01$575.26$370.58RVU25C
2025-04-01$575.26$370.58RVU25B
2025-01-01$575.26$370.58RVU25A
2024-10-01$592.76$379.22RVU24D
2024-07-01$592.76$379.22RVU24C
2024-04-01$592.76$379.22RVU24B
2024-03-09$592.76$379.22RVU24AR
2024-01-01$583.08$373.03RVU24A
2023-10-01$601.62$380.54RVU23D
2023-07-01$601.62$380.54RVU23C
2023-04-01$601.62$380.54RVU23B
2023-01-01$601.62$380.54RVU23A
2022-10-01$615.89$384.20RVU22D
2022-07-01$615.89$384.20RVU22C
2022-04-01$615.89$384.20RVU22B
2022-01-01$615.89$384.20RVU22A
2021-10-01$617.36$382.97RVU21D
2021-07-01$617.36$382.97RVU21C
2021-04-01$617.36$382.97RVU21B
2021-01-01$617.36$382.97RVU21A
2020-10-01$603.95$391.06RVU20D
2020-07-01$603.95$391.06RVU20C
2020-04-01$603.95$391.06RVU20B
2020-01-01$603.95$391.06RVU20A
2019-10-01$599.50$392.71RVU19D
2019-07-01$599.50$392.71RVU19C
2019-04-01$596.78$390.00RVU19B
2019-01-01$596.78$390.00RVU19A
2018-10-01$593.99$391.03RVU18D
2018-07-01$593.99$391.03RVU18C
2018-04-01$593.99$391.03RVU18B
2018-01-01$593.99$391.03RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$610.98$413.34RVU17D
2017-07-01$610.98$413.34RVU17C
2017-04-01$610.98$413.34RVU17B
2017-01-01$610.98$413.34RVU17A
2016-10-01$577.71$385.46RVU16D
2016-07-01$577.71$385.46RVU16C
2016-04-01$577.71$385.46RVU16B
2016-01-01$577.71$385.46RVU16A
2015-10-01$624.16$421.14RVU15D
2015-07-01$624.16$421.14RVU15C
2015-04-01$621.05$419.04RVU15B
2015-01-01$621.05$419.04RVU15A
2014-10-01$576.05$376.96RVU14D
2014-07-01$576.05$376.96RVU14C
2014-04-01$576.05$376.96RVU14B
2014-01-01$576.05$376.96RVU14A
2013-10-01$658.05$414.84RVU13D
2013-07-01$658.05$414.84RVU13C
2013-04-01$658.05$414.84RVU13B
2013-01-01$658.05$414.84RVU13AR

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Ansonia
  • Ball Pond
  • Baltic
  • Bantam
  • Bethel
  • Bethlehem Village
  • Bigelow Corners
  • Blue Hills

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12047 billing questions

How is this code distinguished from 12037?

This code is for qualifying intermediate repairs on the neck, hands, feet, or external genitalia. Code 12037 covers the corresponding length range for other specified body areas, including the scalp, trunk, and extremities.

When should a simple repair code be used instead?

Use a simple repair code when the wound closure involves the skin alone. This code requires layered closure involving deeper tissue as well as the skin.

Can separate wound lengths be added together?

Lengths may be combined when CPT instructions permit combining wounds in the same repair classification and anatomic group. Document the location and repaired length of each wound.

What documentation supports this code?

Record the wound sites, measured lengths, and the deeper tissue layers closed. The documentation should support both the intermediate repair method and a qualifying total length greater than 30 cm.

Is modifier 50 appropriate for wounds on both sides?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply to this code, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.

Are related 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

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RVUs for 12047PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,423 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ConnecticutGPCI2026.csv, line 38 (RVU26D)

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