Skin Substitute, Head/Neck/Genitalia/Hands/Feet, 100 sq cm
California rates for HCPCS C5277
Application of low cost skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wound surface area greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; first 100 sq cm wound surface area, or 1% of body area of infants and children
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Skin Substitute, Head/Neck/Genitalia/Hands/Feet, 100 sq cm cost?
$3,090
Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $7,586.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,586Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $120 to $398
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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Facility
Global
$1,548.82
$3,090.30
$7,585.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Professional
Global
$120.23
$398.11
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Facility
Global
$1,862.09
$1,862.09
$1,862.09
Where California sits
The same service costs 147.9 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.