CPT code 15120: Skin graft, special sites, initial area2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $789.35 for 15120 in the office and $562.56 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 15120 covers

A split-thickness autograft transfers the patient’s own epidermis and part of the dermis from a donor site to a recipient wound. This code covers the initial area when the recipient site is the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons, burn surgeons, and other surgeons may use it for burn wounds, traumatic defects, or defects after excision in hospital or outpatient settings.

Report 15120 for the first 100 square centimeters, or the corresponding 1% body-area increment for infants and children. Document the recipient site, graft type, total area treated, and the patient’s age when using the pediatric body-area basis. Code additional area with 15121. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is statutorily restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Alabama compares for 15120

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15120 runs from $778.75 in Arkansas to $1,101.35 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $789.35. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15120 rates by state

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How the 15120 rate is calculated

Each of 15120’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 15120

15120 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15120

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 15120 has changed in Alabama

Price 15120 for an earlier date of service

Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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