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Wound Bed Preparation, Face/Hands/Feet

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15004

This procedure prepares a wound on the face, hands, feet, or genital area to receive a skin graft or wound covering by surgically cleaning and removing damaged tissue from the wound bed. It creates a healthy surface that will allow a subsequent graft to attach and heal properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Bed Preparation, Face/Hands/Feet cost?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $708.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,571Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $234 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $347

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
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$355

AK $891WV $339

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.