Placement of skin grown in a laboratory from a small sample of the patient's own skin onto the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, genitals, hands, or feet. It is used mainly to cover large burns or wounds when too little healthy skin remains to take a graft from. This covers additional surface treated beyond the first area, billed in addition to it.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Lab-Grown Skin Graft, Face Or Hands, Added Area cost?
$204
Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $631 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.
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.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$204
$148 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$631
$589 to $8,913
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $9,772Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $427
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
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
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
Facility
Global
$302.00
$630.96
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Professional
Global
$117.49
$141.25
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Professional
Global
$134.90
$213.80
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Professional
Global
$158.49
$218.78
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Facility
Global
$7,413.10
$7,413.10
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Professional
Global
$162.18
$275.42
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Facility
Global
$7,413.10
$7,413.10
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Professional
Global
$162.18
$257.04
$512.86
Where New Hampshire sits
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