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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 July 2026.

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

$282

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $355.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $224 to $7,762Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $195 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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· 50th of 51

$282

OK $1,349DE $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.