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Full Thickness Skin Graft to the Trunk

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15200

A piece of skin containing all its layers is cut from one part of the body and stitched into a wound on the trunk, with the place it came from closed directly with stitches. Full thickness skin gives a better color and texture match and contracts less than a thin graft. It covers a small area of skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Full Thickness Skin Graft to the Trunk cost?

$832

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $1,622.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $871 to $19,953Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
6 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 34th of 51

$832

AK $2,754TX $631

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.