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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

Missouri 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?

$2,102

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,102 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$240 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$741 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,623Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,288
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,778professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $2,102 · 30th 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.