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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

Maryland 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?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $457.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $51 to $1,905Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $204 to $871
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $219professional $339

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
$51.29
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$339

OK $1,000DE $295

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.