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 July 2026.
How much does Extra Area Of Wound Prepared For Grafting cost?
$2,344
Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $4,898.
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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $74 to $5,623
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
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
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Facility
Global
$123.03
$3,801.89
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
Facility
Global
$74.13
$74.13
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Facility
Global
$87.10
$87.10
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Facility
Global
$870.96
$2,290.87
$7,413.10
Where Indiana sits
The same service costs 49.0 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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.