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Skin Substitute Graft For A Larger Wound, Sensitive Area

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15277

This procedure applies a lab-made or donor-derived skin substitute over an open wound in a sensitive area such as the face, scalp, hands, or feet, to help protect the area and support healing. It's used for a wound that covers a sizeable surface area, larger than what a single small graft would cover. The material acts as a temporary or supportive covering rather than the patient's own skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skin Substitute Graft For A Larger Wound, Sensitive Area cost?

$324

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $513.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $355 to $16,218Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$324

AK $1,122KY $275

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.