# CPT 13132

> Medicare paid $485.57 for CPT 13132 in the office (non-facility) setting and $326.95 in a facility under the Q4 2017 Physician Fee Schedule, effective October 2017. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This price has been unchanged since Q1 2017, when it increased 0.5%.

## What it is

Advanced closure of a wound in a cosmetically or functionally demanding area, including the forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and feet. Beyond stitching in layers, it can involve releasing the surrounding skin, reshaping the wound edges, and placing sutures that relieve tension so the scar sits well. This is the mid-length code in the set, with a separate code for shorter wounds and another for length beyond this band.

## Selected release

- Release: Q4 2017 (2017 D)
- Effective: October 1 – December 31, 2017
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $485.57
- Facility national allowed amount: $326.95
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 4.78
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 8.04
- Facility practice expense RVU: 3.62
- Malpractice RVU: 0.71
- Conversion factor: 35.8887
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q4 2017)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu17d.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU17_OCT.csv, row 5,293
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/13132/2017/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/13132/2017/D
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:07:59+00:00