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Taking A Skin Sample To Grow A Graft

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 15040

A small piece of the patient's own skin is harvested so that skin cells can be grown in a laboratory into a sheet large enough to cover a wound. The harvest itself is a short procedure; the cultured sheet is applied at a later operation. It is used for extensive burns and other wounds where there is too little healthy skin to graft directly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th–90th $263$9,1200%10%20%10th90th$3,236Professionalmedian $331 · 10th–90th $132$6920%20%10th90th$331$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K$500.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,309.57