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Forming A Skin Flap On A Stalk

Washington rates for HCPCS 15570

Raises a flap of skin and the fat beneath it that stays attached along one edge by a stalk carrying its blood supply, so the tissue can be moved to cover a nearby wound. The stalk keeps the flap alive until it builds a new blood supply where it has been placed. Further operations are usually needed to complete the transfer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forming A Skin Flap On A Stalk cost?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $5,495.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $12,882
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 37th of 49

$1,905

IN $7,413WV $851

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.