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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

Kentucky 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$95.50 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$148 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $100 to $4,169Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $209
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $891professional $126

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
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$135

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.