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Skin Substitute Graft, Sensitive Area, Smaller Area

Virginia 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$100 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$214 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $110 to $5,754Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $145

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
$107.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
5 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
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$151

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.