CPT code 15271: Skin substitute graft, first 25 cm², trunk/limbs2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $142.17 for 15271 in the office and $69.69 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 15271 covers

This service covers preparing the wound bed when performed and applying a skin substitute graft to wounds on the trunk, arms, or legs. It is commonly performed by surgeons and wound care clinicians in office, clinic, or facility settings for wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers on the leg or chronic ulcers on the trunk. The code represents the application service, not the skin substitute product itself; the product may be reported separately under an applicable product code when billing rules allow.

Choose 15271 when the combined treated wound area is up to 100 cm², for the first 25 cm² or less. Report 15272 for each additional 25 cm² or part of that amount within the 100 cm² range; use the larger-area code family when the total exceeds 100 cm². Document wound locations, measured treated area, wound-bed preparation, and graft application. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Do not append modifier 50. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 15271

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15271 runs from $140.17 in Arkansas to $205.27 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $142.17. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15271 rates by state

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How the 15271 rate is calculated

Each of 15271’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 15271

The CMS indicators that decide how 15271 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15271

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

How 15271 has changed in Alabama

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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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