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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

North Carolina 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?

$1,598

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,598 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$339$240 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$339 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,166Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $214 to $851
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,259professional $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
$288.40
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $1,598 · 40th 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.