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Skin Graft, Sensitive Area (Thin Layer)

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 15115

This service transplants a layer of the patient's own skin, taken from elsewhere on the body, to cover a wound on a sensitive or highly visible area such as the face, scalp, hands, feet, or genitals. It covers the first section of the area being treated. This is used when a wound in one of these areas is too large to close on its own and needs its own skin covering to heal well.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skin Graft, Sensitive Area (Thin Layer) cost?

$912

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,122.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,495Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $851

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$912

CA $3,548WV $708

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.