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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

North Dakota 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$224$166 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$95.50 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,698Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $158professional $224

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
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
3 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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$219

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.