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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 October 2026.

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

$380

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $575.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,266Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 33rd of 51

$380

AK $1,047MD $309

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.