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. 2024 May 30:19433875241257572. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/19433875241257572

Table 4.

Most Common Laceration Repairs in the ED.

CPT Codes Description No.
1. 12011 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes, 2.5 cm or less in size 292,865
2. 12001 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including the hands and feet), 2.5 cm or less in size 115,246
3. 12013 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes, 2.6 to 5.0 cm in size 76,555
4. 12002 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including the hands and feet), 2.6 to 7.5 cm in size 62,901
5. 12051 Intermediate repair of wounds to the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes, 2.5 cm or less in size 13,765
6. 12052 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including the hands and feet), 2.6 to 7.5 cm in size 12,126
7. 12014 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes, 5.1 to 7.5 cm in size 8354
8. 12004 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including the hands and feet), 7.6 to 12.5 cm in size 5954
9. 12015 Simple repair of superficial wounds to the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes, 7.6 to 12.5 cm in size 3602
10. 13132 Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet 3454