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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

North Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$132 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$155 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,951Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $95 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $302professional $182

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
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
7 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
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$182

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.