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Small Pinch Skin Graft

Maryland rates for HCPCS 15050

A minor skin grafting procedure in which one or more tiny pieces of skin, about the size of a small coin fragment or smaller, are taken and placed over a small wound such as a fingertip injury, small ulcer, or other minor skin defect. It is used for small areas rather than larger wounds that would need a full-sized skin graft. The technique is simpler and involves less tissue than standard skin grafting procedures.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Pinch Skin Graft cost?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $617.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $129 to $437Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $151professional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$550

CA $2,512DE $490

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.