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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

Massachusetts 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?

$2,186

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,186 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$263 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$282 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,786Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $204 to $933
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $407

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
$263.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$891.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $2,186 · 26th 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.