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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

Georgia rates for HCPCS 15002

In this procedure, a doctor surgically prepares an area of skin loss, burn, or scar tissue on the trunk, arms, or legs so it is ready to receive a skin graft. This typically involves removing damaged or non-healing tissue to create a clean, healthy surface for the graft to attach to.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting cost?

$3,298

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,298 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$240 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,457Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $209 to $724
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,951professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeGeorgia $3,298 · 15th of 50
NJ $6,197MD $558

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.