An add-on service for placing more full-thickness skin, taken from the patient's own body, to cover additional area beyond the first section already grafted on the nose, ears, eyelids, or lips. It is provided for each extra section covered on these facial features, in addition to the main grafting procedure, and includes closing the donor site. It is used when a wound on these small, cosmetically sensitive areas is larger than a single standard graft can cover.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Additional Skin Graft, Nose/Ears/Eyelids/Lips cost?
$870
Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
20% physician fee80% 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 5 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
$178
$148 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$692
$178 to $1,259
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1,950Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $129 to $251
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
$389.05
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,548.13
Facility
None
$389.05
$1,513.56
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Professional
None
$151.36
$204.17
$251.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Facility
None
$0.02
$1,000.00
$1,659.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Professional
None
$147.91
$194.98
$229.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Facility
None
$39.81
$39.81
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Facility
None
$457.09
$707.95
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Professional
None
$109.65
$165.96
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
Facility
None
$89.13
$346.74
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Professional
None
$123.03
$186.21
$288.40
5 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
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Professional
52 · Reduced service
$75.86
$97.72
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Professional
53 · Discontinued
$30.20
$38.90
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Professional
54 · Surgery only
$112.20
$147.91
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Professional
55 · Aftercare only
$22.39
$29.51
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
Professional
56 · Pre-op care only
$15.14
$19.50
$25.12
Where Louisiana sits
The same service costs 10.1 times more in Oklahoma 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.