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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

South 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?

$2,398

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,398 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$309$219 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$479 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,772Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $204 to $617
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,089professional $309

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
$302.00
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
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
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63

Where South 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 feeSouth Carolina $2,398 · 23rd 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.