$111.03–$153.14
15151 counts additional trunk, arm, or leg graft area in 100-square-centimeter increments. 15152 counts each additional 1% of body area for an infant or child.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15152 Cultured skin graft Medicare reimbursement rates
Reports each additional 1% of body area treated with a cultured skin autograft on an infant’s or child’s trunk, arms, or legs. Compare 15152 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 15152?
The service location and office or facility setting determine which base rate applies. These are the supported base rates for the 109 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$136.69–$189.11
109 of 109 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 15152 pays more and less
109 payment localities
$136.69 to $189.11
Skin grafting
About 15152: Pediatric cultured skin graft, additional area
Reports each additional 1% of body area treated with a cultured skin autograft on an infant’s or child’s trunk, arms, or legs.
This add-on reports additional recipient area treated with a tissue-cultured skin autograft on the trunk, arms, or legs of an infant or child. Burn and plastic surgeons commonly use cultured autologous skin in extensive burn care when grafting large wound areas. The code represents each additional 1% of body area treated, rather than another 100-square-centimeter increment.
Report 15152 with the applicable primary cultured-skin-graft procedure, generally 15150 for the initial area. Documentation should identify the treated body sites, the total area grafted, and the patient’s body-area calculation supporting each additional 1% unit. CMS classifies 15152 as an add-on: it is not billed by itself, and its payment is included within the primary procedure’s global period.
CMS billing rules for 15152
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.44 · 53%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.54 · 33%
- Malpractice RVU0.64 · 14%
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.
15152 compared with similar codes
Office rate ranges across all CMS payment localities, from the same CMS release.
$167.12–$232.05
15157 uses additional 1% body-area increments for specified sites including the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals. 15152 is for the trunk, arms, or legs.
$670.76–$925.01
15150 reports the initial area of a cultured skin autograft on the trunk, arms, or legs; 15152 reports additional pediatric area and is an add-on.
$815.96–$1,165.48
15100 describes a split-thickness autograft for the trunk, arms, or legs. 15152 is an additional-area code for a tissue-cultured autograft in an infant or child.
See how rates vary across the country
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$136.69
$188.81
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $188.81 | 1 |
| AL | $138.61 | 1 |
| AR | $136.69 | 1 |
| AZ | $149.64 | 1 |
| CA | $150.72–$176.09 | 29 |
| CO | $153.90 | 1 |
| CT | $164.39 | 1 |
| DC | $170.28 | 1 |
| DE | $151.94 | 1 |
| FL | $162.80–$189.11 | 3 |
| GA | $152.86–$159.68 | 2 |
| GU | $152.36 | 1 |
| HI | $152.36 | 1 |
| IA | $137.05 | 1 |
| ID | $138.93 | 1 |
| IL | $161.87–$182.82 | 4 |
| IN | $139.57 | 1 |
| KS | $138.77 | 1 |
| KY | $146.79 | 1 |
| LA | $147.50–$154.18 | 2 |
| MA | $154.00–$165.28 | 2 |
| MD | $153.99–$170.28 | 3 |
| ME | $142.12–$145.96 | 2 |
| MI | $152.59–$167.18 | 2 |
| MN | $140.75 | 1 |
| MO | $146.66–$151.89 | 3 |
| MS | $141.58 | 1 |
| MT | $154.27 | 1 |
| NC | $143.15 | 1 |
| ND | $141.61 | 1 |
| NE | $137.06 | 1 |
| NH | $153.75 | 1 |
| NJ | $164.38–$169.13 | 2 |
| NM | $154.34 | 1 |
| NV | $150.79 | 1 |
| NY | $145.39–$187.57 | 5 |
| OH | $150.01 | 1 |
| OK | $144.04 | 1 |
| OR | $147.76–$155.85 | 2 |
| PA | $148.92–$162.01 | 2 |
| PR | $154.56 | 1 |
| RI | $155.25 | 1 |
| SC | $147.20 | 1 |
| SD | $140.12 | 1 |
| TN | $139.73 | 1 |
| TX | $148.17–$162.64 | 8 |
| UT | $149.05 | 1 |
| VA | $147.15–$170.28 | 2 |
| VI | $154.56 | 1 |
| VT | $143.24 | 1 |
| WA | $152.99–$166.15 | 2 |
| WI | $137.36 | 1 |
| WV | $156.79 | 1 |
| WY | $148.75 | 1 |
Compare 15152 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
109 of 109 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Office $138.61 | Facility $110.84 |
| Alaska* | Office $188.81 | Facility $155.01 |
| Arizona | Office $149.64 | Facility $118.89 |
| Arkansas | Office $136.69 | Facility $109.44 |
| Atlanta | Office $159.68 | Facility $127.44 |
| Austin | Office $155.02 | Facility $121.45 |
| Bakersfield | Office $152.44 | Facility $117.66 |
| Baltimore/Surr. Cntys | Office $164.44 | Facility $130.39 |
| Beaumont | Office $148.17 | Facility $119.29 |
| Brazoria | Office $149.80 | Facility $118.35 |
| Chicago | Office $182.82 | Facility $150.93 |
| Chico | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Colorado | Office $153.90 | Facility $120.14 |
| Connecticut | Office $164.39 | Facility $130.22 |
| Dallas | Office $151.80 | Facility $120.20 |
| Dc + Md/Va Suburbs | Office $170.28 | Facility $132.91 |
| Delaware | Office $151.94 | Facility $120.59 |
| Detroit | Office $167.18 | Facility $136.56 |
| East St. Louis | Office $171.87 | Facility $142.68 |
| El Centro | Office $150.82 | Facility $116.05 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Office $172.25 | Facility $140.11 |
| Fort Worth | Office $151.57 | Facility $120.28 |
| Fresno | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Galveston | Office $150.93 | Facility $119.42 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Hawaii, Guam | Office $152.36 | Facility $116.28 |
| Houston | Office $162.64 | Facility $131.13 |
| Idaho | Office $138.93 | Facility $109.74 |
| Indiana | Office $139.57 | Facility $110.16 |
| Iowa | Office $137.05 | Facility $108.02 |
| Kansas | Office $138.77 | Facility $110.09 |
| Kentucky | Office $146.79 | Facility $118.58 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office $159.88 | Facility $122.35 |
| Madera | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Manhattan | Office $180.39 | Facility $143.52 |
| Merced | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Metropolitan Boston | Office $165.28 | Facility $127.39 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City | Office $150.68 | Facility $120.89 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia | Office $162.01 | Facility $128.98 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis | Office $151.89 | Facility $121.68 |
| Miami | Office $189.11 | Facility $156.07 |
| Minnesota | Office $140.75 | Facility $108.10 |
| Mississippi | Office $141.58 | Facility $114.26 |
| Modesto | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Montana** | Office $154.27 | Facility $122.54 |
| Napa | Office $165.29 | Facility $123.47 |
| Nebraska | Office $137.06 | Facility $107.77 |
| Nevada** | Office $150.79 | Facility $119.03 |
| New Hampshire | Office $153.75 | Facility $120.72 |
| New Mexico | Office $154.34 | Facility $125.24 |
| New Orleans | Office $154.18 | Facility $124.33 |
| North Carolina | Office $143.15 | Facility $113.54 |
| North Dakota** | Office $141.61 | Facility $109.88 |
| Northern Nj | Office $169.13 | Facility $132.32 |
| Nyc Suburbs/Long Island | Office $187.57 | Facility $149.84 |
| Ohio | Office $150.01 | Facility $121.04 |
| Oklahoma | Office $144.04 | Facility $115.71 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office $157.90 | Facility $120.39 |
| Portland | Office $155.85 | Facility $120.60 |
| Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs | Office $167.36 | Facility $132.61 |
| Puerto Rico | Office $154.56 | Facility $122.48 |
| Queens | Office $178.34 | Facility $140.83 |
| Redding | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Rest Of California | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Rest Of Florida | Office $162.80 | Facility $132.47 |
| Rest Of Georgia | Office $152.86 | Facility $124.56 |
| Rest Of Illinois | Office $161.87 | Facility $132.90 |
| Rest Of Louisiana | Office $147.50 | Facility $119.42 |
| Rest Of Maine | Office $142.12 | Facility $112.92 |
| Rest Of Maryland | Office $153.99 | Facility $121.88 |
| Rest Of Massachusetts | Office $154.00 | Facility $120.59 |
| Rest Of Michigan | Office $152.59 | Facility $123.62 |
| Rest Of Missouri | Office $146.66 | Facility $119.31 |
| Rest Of New Jersey | Office $164.38 | Facility $129.73 |
| Rest Of New York | Office $145.39 | Facility $115.25 |
| Rest Of Oregon | Office $147.76 | Facility $116.15 |
| Rest Of Pennsylvania | Office $148.92 | Facility $119.79 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office $149.62 | Facility $119.50 |
| Rest Of Washington | Office $152.99 | Facility $119.58 |
| Rhode Island | Office $155.25 | Facility $122.47 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office $157.57 | Facility $122.80 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office $155.71 | Facility $118.81 |
| Salinas | Office $155.10 | Facility $118.32 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office $157.05 | Facility $119.10 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office $171.58 | Facility $126.84 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office $170.85 | Facility $126.11 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office $176.09 | Facility $130.34 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office $173.12 | Facility $127.37 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office $152.93 | Facility $116.79 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office $157.16 | Facility $118.61 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office $155.21 | Facility $118.22 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office $158.57 | Facility $119.60 |
| Seattle (King Cnty) | Office $166.15 | Facility $127.22 |
| South Carolina | Office $147.20 | Facility $117.88 |
| South Dakota** | Office $140.12 | Facility $108.39 |
| Southern Maine | Office $145.96 | Facility $114.52 |
| Stockton | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| Suburban Chicago | Office $172.77 | Facility $140.19 |
| Tennessee | Office $139.73 | Facility $110.89 |
| Utah | Office $149.05 | Facility $119.22 |
| Vallejo | Office $164.24 | Facility $122.42 |
| Vermont | Office $143.24 | Facility $111.82 |
| Virgin Islands | Office $154.56 | Facility $122.48 |
| Virginia | Office $147.15 | Facility $115.96 |
| Visalia | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
| West Virginia | Office $156.79 | Facility $129.21 |
| Wisconsin | Office $137.36 | Facility $106.96 |
| Wyoming** | Office $148.75 | Facility $117.02 |
| Yuba City | Office $150.72 | Facility $115.94 |
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15152 billing questions
When should 15152 be chosen instead of 15151?
Use 15152 for each additional 1% of body area in an infant or child. Code 15151 represents additional area in 100-square-centimeter increments.
Which primary code is reported with 15152?
Report it with the primary cultured skin autograft service for the initial area, generally 15150 for the trunk, arms, or legs.
Can 15152 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.
How many units should be reported?
Report a unit for each additional 1% of the infant’s or child’s body area treated. The record should support the body-area calculation and treated extent.
What documentation supports this code?
Document the cultured autograft, recipient sites on the trunk, arms, or legs, total treated area, and the calculation supporting each additional 1% unit.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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