# CPT 12032

> Medicare paid $316.13 for CPT 12032 in the office (non-facility) setting and $191.56 in a facility under the Q1 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2021. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 2.0% increase from the previous quarter.

## What it is

A wound closure that takes more than a single row of stitches: the deeper layer under the skin is sutured first, then the skin surface is closed on top. This code applies to the scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, and legs, excluding the hands and feet, and to a mid-length wound rather than the shortest ones. Wounds shorter or longer than this band map to neighbouring codes in the same family.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2021 (2021 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2021
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $316.13
- Facility national allowed amount: $191.56
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 2.52
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 6.28
- Facility practice expense RVU: 2.71
- Malpractice RVU: 0.26
- Conversion factor: 34.8931
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q1 2021)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu21a-updated-01052021.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU21_JAN.csv, row 5,872
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/12032/2021/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/12032/2021/A
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:10:16+00:00