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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$110 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$724 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,890Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $93 to $209
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $138

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $186 · 16th of 51
AK $363VT $112

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.