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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

South 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$151$112 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$589 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,090Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $93 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $151

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
$102.33
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
6 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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 20th 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.