CPT code 15277: Skin substitute graft, large area, special sites2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $345.32 for 15277 in the office and $181.65 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 15277 covers

This code covers application of a skin substitute graft to a wound involving at least 100 square centimeters at designated sites, including the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, and feet. For infants and children, the area threshold is expressed as the first 1% of body surface area. Plastic surgeons, other surgeons, podiatrists, and wound-care clinicians may perform the service for appropriate burns, traumatic wounds, or chronic wound defects in office, outpatient, or facility settings.

Report this as the initial-area service; code 15278 represents each additional area increment when warranted. Document the wound location and treated surface area, or the infant’s or child’s body-surface-area calculation, along with the graft application. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in its 0-day global period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 South Dakota compares for 15277

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15277 runs from $320.36 in Arkansas to $455.92 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $345.32. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15277 rates by state

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How the 15277 rate is calculated

Each of 15277’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 15277

The CMS indicators that decide how 15277 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15277

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

How 15277 has changed in South Dakota

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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