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Preparing a Wound Site for Skin Grafting

West Virginia 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?

$1,243

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,243 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$209 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$355 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $229 to $5,623Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $355
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $955professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $1,243 · 42nd 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.