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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

Michigan 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$158$117 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$490 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $182 to $3,467Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $110 to $234
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,698professional $158

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
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
10 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
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 22nd of 51

$174

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.