# CPT 12051: Layer closure, face/ears/eyelids/nose/lips/mucous membranes, 2.5cm or less

Medicare CPT 12051 pays $282.91 in a non-facility setting and $149.30 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $250.37 in Arkansas to $329.30 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/12051-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $282.91 |
| National facility | $149.30 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $329.30 | $187.01 |
| District of Columbia | $323.23 | $165.85 |
| California | $317.37 | $159.28 |
| New York | $312.80 | $163.76 |
| New Jersey | $312.48 | $162.04 |
| Washington | $310.89 | $158.57 |
| Massachusetts | $307.93 | $157.82 |
| Hawaii | $305.87 | $153.96 |
| Connecticut | $301.66 | $157.76 |
| Colorado | $294.33 | $152.17 |
| Maryland | $293.03 | $153.75 |
| Florida | $292.73 | $158.69 |
| Oregon | $291.40 | $150.64 |
| Rhode Island | $289.81 | $151.80 |
| New Hampshire | $289.79 | $150.71 |
| Illinois | $285.34 | $156.24 |
| Puerto Rico | $284.93 | $149.86 |
| Virgin Islands | $284.93 | $149.86 |
| Montana | $282.89 | $149.28 |
| Minnesota | $281.81 | $144.33 |
| Nevada | $281.49 | $147.75 |
| Wyoming | $280.39 | $146.78 |
| Pennsylvania | $280.21 | $149.35 |
| Delaware | $279.94 | $147.94 |
| Texas | $279.57 | $148.04 |
| North Dakota | $277.15 | $143.55 |
| Virginia | $276.70 | $145.37 |
| South Dakota | $276.47 | $142.87 |
| Vermont | $276.15 | $143.88 |
| Georgia | $275.85 | $148.39 |
| Arizona | $275.39 | $145.93 |
| Michigan | $274.81 | $149.36 |
| Maine | $270.50 | $142.85 |
| Utah | $270.07 | $144.49 |
| New Mexico | $268.47 | $145.95 |
| Wisconsin | $267.91 | $139.92 |
| Missouri | $266.50 | $143.90 |
| South Carolina | $266.45 | $143.00 |
| Louisiana | $266.19 | $144.21 |
| North Carolina | $266.18 | $141.53 |
| Ohio | $265.81 | $143.83 |
| Indiana | $263.52 | $139.67 |
| Idaho | $262.01 | $139.09 |
| Nebraska | $261.68 | $138.36 |
| West Virginia | $261.22 | $145.12 |
| Tennessee | $260.46 | $139.01 |
| Iowa | $260.29 | $138.04 |
| Kentucky | $260.17 | $141.40 |
| Oklahoma | $259.62 | $140.32 |
| Kansas | $259.15 | $138.37 |
| Alabama | $254.03 | $137.12 |
| Mississippi | $252.94 | $137.91 |
| Arkansas | $250.37 | $135.61 |

## Related codes

- 10060: Incision and drainage of abscess, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10061: Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10061-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin, first 10% of body surface — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11042-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11043: Debridement, muscle and/or fascia, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11043-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11044: Debridement, bone, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11044-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 12051 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules