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Extra Area Of Wound Prepared For Grafting

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 15005

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?

$214

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $1,288.

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 $224 · 10th to 90th $89 to $5,495Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $204 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $224professional $204

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$214

NJ $5,370ND $110

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.