13132 — Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm

What the market charges

Across 22,105 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $265 and $1,007, with a median of $541.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $270 for this code, across 271,456 services billed by 3,137 providers. At the median, the market charges 2.0 times what Medicare pays for this code.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing 13132 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $270. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

  • Florida — 436 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $298 — 10% above the national average
  • California — 382 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $302 — 12% above the national average
  • Texas — 208 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $271 — level with the national average
  • New York — 160 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $308 — 14% above the national average
  • Pennsylvania — 117 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $249 — 8% below the national average
  • Arizona — 115 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $272 — 1% above the national average
  • Georgia — 104 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $261 — 3% below the national average
  • North Carolina — 93 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $254 — 6% below the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, 13132 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 167 pairs in total.

  • 11000 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11010 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11011 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11012 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11042 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11043 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11044 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11056 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11900 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11901 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 13131 — no modifier can override this edit
  • 13160 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, 13132 is not separately payable. 5605 pairs in total.

  • 10030 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10035 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10036 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10040 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10060 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10061 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10080 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10081 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10120 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10121 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10140 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 10160 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

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Every figure on this page came from published payer and Medicare data, assembled by Mishe. The same pricing, claim-editing and care-pathway intelligence runs underneath the plans Mishe operates.

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