HCPCS A2012: Wound coveringMedicare rate & RVUs in Alabama
Report A2012 for Suprathel membrane used to cover a wound, measured by square centimeter and billed with the related primary procedure.
Medicare pays $111.35 for A2012 in the office in Alabama (Alabama). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What A2012 covers
Suprathel is a synthetic wound-covering membrane used in settings such as burn care and wound surgery. A burn surgeon or wound-care clinician may apply it over a partial-thickness burn or a split-thickness skin-graft donor site to cover the prepared wound surface. The product is reported by the square centimeter, rather than by the number of wounds or applications.
Report A2012 with the primary procedure for the service; for skin-substitute application, the relevant primary code may be 15271 or 15272 when its site and area criteria are met. Documentation should identify Suprathel, the treated site, the amount used in square centimeters, and the associated procedure. CMS classifies A2012 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period. It is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.
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.
A2012 in Alabama
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $111.35 | Unavailable |
How the A2012 rate is calculated
Each of A2012’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 · A2012
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 0.00Practice expense 3.81Malpractice 0.00
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Payment rules and modifiers for A2012
The CMS indicators that decide how A2012 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · A2012
Wound covering
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 3 | Technical component only. |
A2012 compared with similar codes
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A2012 vs A2011 vs A2013 vs 15271: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- A2011Wound product
- A2011 identifies Supra SDRM, while A2012 identifies Suprathel. The product supplied, not the shared area-based unit, determines the code.
- A2013Wound matrix
- A2013 identifies Innovamatrix FS. Use A2012 only when the product furnished is Suprathel.
- 15271Skin substitute graft
- 15271 reports a qualifying skin-substitute application procedure; A2012 reports the Suprathel product and is billed with a primary procedure.
A2012 billing questions
Can A2012 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies A2012 as an add-on code, so it is reported with the related primary procedure.
How many units should be reported?
Report the quantity in square centimeters. Document the wound area treated and the amount of Suprathel used.
Does A2012 include the application procedure?
A2012 reports the Suprathel product. Report it with the applicable primary procedure for the wound service.
How is the interpretation represented?
A2012 is designated technical-component-only, and CMS indicates that a separate code covers interpretation.
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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