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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 15275

A skin substitute material, made from processed tissue rather than the patient's own skin, is applied over a wound to protect it and support healing, in this case on a sensitive area such as the face, hands, feet, or neck. This version applies to a smaller area of a larger overall wound.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$110 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,288 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $389 to $13,804Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $81 to $229
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $148

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$158

AK $407NJ $129

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.