CPT code 15275: Skin substitute, face and other specified sites2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Austin, TX

In Austin, TX, Medicare pays $165.14 for 15275 in the office and $84.57 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 15275 covers

This code covers applying a skin substitute graft to wounds on the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, or feet. Dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and wound care clinicians may use it for wounds such as chronic ulcers or defects after trauma or excision. The code represents the application service, not the skin substitute product itself.

Select this base code when the combined wound surface area at the specified sites is up to 100 square centimeters and the initial area is 25 square centimeters or less. For a larger qualifying area, use the applicable higher-area code; document wound locations, measurements, total area, and the material applied. The 0-day global includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, 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 Austin, TX compares for 15275

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15275 runs from $143.80 in Arkansas to $205.40 in San Benito County, CA. Austin, TX pays $165.14. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15275 rates by state

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How the 15275 rate is calculated

Each of 15275’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 15275

The CMS indicators that decide how 15275 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15275

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

How 15275 has changed in Austin, TX

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Where the Austin, TX rate applies

Austin, TX is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 15275 in Austin · multiple payment areas
• Barton Creek
• Bee Cave
• Briarcliff
• 15275 in Cedar Park · multiple payment areas
• 15275 in Creedmoor · multiple payment areas
• 15275 in Elgin · multiple payment areas
• Garfield

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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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