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Skin Graft, Sensitive Area (Alternate)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15135

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, using a different graft technique than the more basic version of this treatment. This is used when a wound in one of these areas needs its own skin covering to heal well.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$776

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $912.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,762Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $631 to $912
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $759

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$776

CA $3,631DE $759

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.