Covers a further area of grafting with a very thin top layer of the patient's own skin, on sensitive sites such as the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, hands, feet, or genitals. It is billed in addition to the main procedure when the wound is bigger than the first area covers.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Additional Area Of Thin Skin Graft, Face Or Hands cost?
$1,022
Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,022 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
19% physician fee81% facility fee
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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$191
$166 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$832
$288 to $2,042
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,467Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $148 to $316
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Facility
None
$954.99
$3,311.31
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Professional
None
$138.04
$154.88
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Professional
None
$158.49
$204.17
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Facility
None
$436.52
$2,137.96
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Professional
None
$154.88
$181.97
$239.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Facility
None
$138.04
$194.98
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Professional
None
$125.89
$199.53
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Facility
None
$165.96
$239.88
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Professional
None
$85.11
$151.36
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Facility
None
$239.88
$616.60
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Professional
None
$158.49
$204.17
$309.03
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers
A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.
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.
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Professional
62 · Two surgeons
$75.86
$100.00
$134.90
Where Colorado sits
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