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How Much Does Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 12032 — Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm

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Average Medicare Payment

$197.58

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$58.6M

Services (2023)

297.9K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-0.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$197.93$36.5M181.0K—
2015$200.06$38.9M190.8K+1.1%
2016$200.81$41.5M204.3K+0.4%
2017$200.45$43.2M213.2K-0.2%
2018$201.21$44.8M220.9K+0.4%
2019$205.63$47.7M230.0K+2.2%
2020$204.03$48.6M238.3K-0.8%
2021$207.65$55.2M266.7K+1.8%
2022$200.13$55.7M279.9K-3.6%
2023$197.58$58.6M297.9K-1.3%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $242.68 vs ND at $142.34.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
DC$242.68$146.6K60414
HI$230.43$192.4K83522
CA$229.70$5.3M23.1K565
AK$227.76$85.6K3769
NJ$219.54$1.4M6.6K142
CT$213.04$637.2K3.0K69
MA$210.79$2.2M10.5K214
CO$210.20$861.6K4.1K125
MD$208.95$1.7M8.0K152
IL$208.30$2.1M10.1K204
WA$206.90$1.2M5.9K165
FL$202.29$6.8M33.5K600
OR$202.02$741.0K3.7K97
NV$201.89$353.9K1.8K47
VA$199.47$2.4M11.9K188
DE$199.19$247.6K1.2K26
NY$197.65$1.6M8.0K214
RI$195.51$236.2K1.2K28
MI$195.23$1.1M5.8K165
TX$195.06$4.1M20.8K461
NC$194.33$2.6M13.6K295
AZ$194.21$1.8M9.2K184
PA$193.77$2.4M12.2K280
NE$193.00$374.6K1.9K47
MT$192.18$271.4K1.4K36
SC$191.48$1.9M10.0K128
LA$189.95$569.8K3.0K75
UT$186.58$403.7K2.2K71
ME$185.16$147.0K79423
GA$185.03$2.2M11.8K208
MN$183.35$728.1K4.0K120
OH$183.02$1.9M10.2K220
KS$182.47$785.4K4.3K74
NH$182.00$316.3K1.7K43
MS$181.92$572.1K3.1K56
OK$181.19$566.6K3.1K68
MO$181.05$820.7K4.5K113
AL$179.67$888.8K4.9K85
KY$179.00$672.3K3.8K80
TN$175.05$1.3M7.5K164
IA$174.43$596.4K3.4K74
AR$172.98$587.6K3.4K50
ID$172.52$396.3K2.3K67
IN$171.81$808.7K4.7K104
WY$169.85$136.9K8069
WI$168.64$737.5K4.4K123
WV$168.49$265.7K1.6K32
VT$167.71$87.7K52315
NM$165.56$177.8K1.1K26
SD$148.95$115.4K77525
ND$142.34$78.1K54914

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Lawrence ChangDermatologyVA$221.7K1.2K$190.44
William FreemanDermatologyGA$138.5K623$222.25
Kyle AndersonDermatologyKS$106.4K493$215.82
James BotaDermatologyVA$97.4K544$178.98
Jesse OlmedoDermatologyAZ$92.0K405$227.18
Joseph GadziaDermatologyKS$91.9K472$194.60
Leonik AhumadaPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryFL$89.8K390$230.28
Jake TurrentineDermatologyNC$87.0K398$218.58
Bradley KovachDermatologyFL$85.4K394$216.66
Carmen TraywickDermatologySC$84.5K399$211.73
Robert RogersDermatologySC$84.1K380$221.37
Nikhil ShyamDermatologyPA$81.0K329$246.26
Tracy CampbellMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryIL$80.9K389$207.93
Carrie HallDermatologySC$76.2K352$216.54
Christopher PetersonDermatologySC$75.2K391$192.26
Glenn KolanskyDermatologyNJ$71.4K304$234.92
Michael BukhaloDermatologyIL$70.7K350$201.90
Sean MurphyDermatologyNC$70.6K342$206.55
John CowanDermatologyKY$69.1K310$222.88
Daniel HurdDermatologyVA$68.9K311$221.61

🤔 Is Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 12032 shows a 1.7x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 0.2% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.