Covers each further area prepared beyond the first when a wound of the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, genitals, hands or feet is cleaned back to healthy tissue so a graft or flap can take. Dead tissue, burn crust or scar is cut away, and tight bands of scar may be released. It is billed in addition to the first area prepared.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Extra Area Of Wound Prepared For Grafting cost?
$721
Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $721 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $105 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
15% physician fee85% facility fee
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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$105
$83.18 to $123
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$617
$275 to $1,622
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,692Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $78 to $646
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Facility
None
$977.24
$3,715.35
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Professional
None
$77.62
$100.00
$117.49
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,737.80
Facility
None
$275.42
$660.69
$1,737.80
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Professional
None
$64.57
$85.11
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Facility
None
$331.13
$2,398.83
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Professional
None
$77.62
$100.00
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Facility
None
$109.65
$323.59
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Professional
None
$107.15
$645.65
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Facility
None
$177.83
$524.81
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Professional
None
$77.62
$102.33
$141.25
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers
A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Professional
54 · Surgery only
$57.54
$75.86
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Professional
GC · Resident with teaching physician
$75.86
$75.86
$75.86
Where Arizona sits
The same service costs 14.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.