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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

Rhode Island 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?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $389.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,012Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $501
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $3,388professional $288

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$302

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.