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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15151 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$123.37

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$95.98

Base rate per service

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.

Skin grafting

About 15151: Additional cultured skin graft area

Reports additional trunk, arm, or leg area covered with cultured autologous skin beyond the initial area reported with the primary graft code.

Code 15151 captures additional treated area when cultured autologous skin is used to cover a burn or another large skin defect on the trunk, arms, or legs. The graft is prepared by expanding cells from the patient’s own skin sample and then applying the cultured tissue to the wound, typically in burn or reconstructive surgery by a burn or plastic surgeon.

Report 15151 only with 15150, the primary code for the initial treated area. Each unit represents an additional 100 sq cm or part thereof; for infants and children, the corresponding additional-area measure is each 1% of body surface area and is reported with 15152. Document the graft type, body site, total area treated, and the additional area supporting the units billed. Medicare pays this add-on within the primary procedure’s global period.

CMS billing rules for 15151

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 RVU1.95 · 52%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.30 · 35%
  • Malpractice RVU0.50 · 13%

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.

15151 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

15150

Cultured skin graft

Trunk, arms, or legs

$752.27

15150 reports the initial cultured graft area on the trunk, arms, or legs. Use 15151 only for additional area beyond that initial amount.

15152

Cultured skin graft

Each additional 1% body area

$151.94

15152 reports additional area in 1% body-surface increments for infants and children; 15151 reports additional 100 sq cm increments or part thereof.

15156

Cultured skin graft

Additional 100 sq cm

$166.06

15156 reports additional cultured graft area at the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia. Code 15151 is for the trunk, arms, or legs.

15101

Skin graft

Additional area, trunk or limb

$198.81

15101 reports additional area treated with a split-thickness skin graft. Code 15151 is for additional area treated with cultured autologous skin.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

15151 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $123.37

  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $130.26

    $6.89 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $138.39

    $15.02 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $152.57

    $29.20 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $147.55

    $24.18 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $146.24

    $22.87 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $153.14

    $29.77 higher than Delaware

Other payment areas listed in Delaware appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 15151 ranges from $111.03 in Arkansas to $153.14 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15151

    Office

    $112.58

    Facility

    $88.32

    $10.79 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15151

    Office

    $111.03

    Facility

    $87.22

    $12.34 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15151

    Office

    $121.50

    Facility

    $94.64

    $1.87 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 15151

    Office

    $124.13

    Facility

    $93.75

    $0.76 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.86

    Facility

    $92.48

    $0.51 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15151

    Office

    $134.95

    Facility

    $98.41

    $11.58 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15151

    Office

    $128.68

    Facility

    $95.92

    $5.31 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15151

    Office

    $128.14

    Facility

    $97.76

    $4.77 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15151

    Office

    $126.93

    Facility

    $94.69

    $3.56 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15151

    Office

    $126.43

    Facility

    $94.30

    $3.06 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15151

    Office

    $128.07

    Facility

    $94.91

    $4.70 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15151

    Office

    $140.21

    Facility

    $101.12

    $16.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 15151

    Office

    $139.64

    Facility

    $100.55

    $16.27 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 15151

    Office

    $143.86

    Facility

    $103.88

    $20.49 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 15151

    Office

    $141.54

    Facility

    $101.56

    $18.17 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15151

    Office

    $124.65

    Facility

    $93.07

    $1.28 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15151

    Office

    $128.21

    Facility

    $94.52

    $4.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15151

    Office

    $126.54

    Facility

    $94.21

    $3.17 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15151

    Office

    $129.36

    Facility

    $95.31

    $5.99 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15151

    Office

    $134.13

    Facility

    $97.59

    $10.76 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15151

    Office

    $122.78

    Facility

    $92.40

    $0.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15151

    Office

    $125.16

    Facility

    $95.66

    $1.79 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15151

    Office

    $133.41

    Facility

    $103.55

    $10.04 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15151

    Office

    $139.31

    Facility

    $111.23

    $15.94 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15151

    Office

    $131.74

    Facility

    $105.24

    $8.37 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15151

    Office

    $129.50

    Facility

    $101.33

    $6.13 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15151

    Office

    $123.77

    Facility

    $99.04

    $0.40 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15151

    Office

    $124.17

    Facility

    $92.65

    $0.80 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15151

    Office

    $111.49

    Facility

    $86.13

    $11.88 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15151

    Office

    $112.98

    Facility

    $87.47

    $10.39 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15151

    Office

    $138.71

    Facility

    $113.21

    $15.34 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15151

    Office

    $130.88

    Facility

    $105.57

    $7.51 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15151

    Office

    $139.77

    Facility

    $111.30

    $16.40 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15151

    Office

    $113.50

    Facility

    $87.80

    $9.87 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15151

    Office

    $112.80

    Facility

    $87.74

    $10.57 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15151

    Office

    $119.01

    Facility

    $94.37

    $4.36 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15151

    Office

    $124.96

    Facility

    $98.88

    $1.59 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15151

    Office

    $119.56

    Facility

    $95.02

    $3.81 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15151

    Office

    $134.51

    Facility

    $101.41

    $11.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15151

    Office

    $125.21

    Facility

    $96.01

    $1.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15151

    Office

    $133.42

    Facility

    $103.68

    $10.05 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15151

    Office

    $125.06

    Facility

    $97.00

    $1.69 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15151

    Office

    $115.47

    Facility

    $89.96

    $7.90 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15151

    Office

    $118.70

    Facility

    $91.23

    $4.67 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15151

    Office

    $135.19

    Facility

    $108.44

    $11.82 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15151

    Office

    $123.63

    Facility

    $98.32

    $0.26 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15151

    Office

    $114.76

    Facility

    $86.23

    $8.61 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15151

    Office

    $122.22

    Facility

    $96.19

    $1.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15151

    Office

    $123.20

    Facility

    $96.81

    $0.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15151

    Office

    $118.83

    Facility

    $94.93

    $4.54 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15151

    Office

    $114.86

    Facility

    $90.99

    $8.51 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15151

    Office

    $125.22

    Facility

    $97.50

    $1.85 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15151

    Office

    $116.32

    Facility

    $90.45

    $7.05 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15151

    Office

    $115.33

    Facility

    $87.61

    $8.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15151

    Office

    $111.52

    Facility

    $85.93

    $11.85 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15151

    Office

    $124.95

    Facility

    $96.09

    $1.58 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15151

    Office

    $137.44

    Facility

    $105.28

    $14.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15151

    Office

    $133.47

    Facility

    $103.20

    $10.10 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15151

    Office

    $125.01

    Facility

    $99.58

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15151

    Office

    $122.51

    Facility

    $94.76

    $0.86 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15151

    Office

    $151.94

    Facility

    $118.98

    $28.57 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15151

    Office

    $135.82

    Facility

    $105.46

    $12.45 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15151

    Office

    $144.71

    Facility

    $111.94

    $21.34 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15151

    Office

    $118.12

    Facility

    $91.79

    $5.25 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15151

    Office

    $121.61

    Facility

    $96.30

    $1.76 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15151

    Office

    $116.88

    Facility

    $92.13

    $6.49 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15151

    Office

    $126.84

    Facility

    $96.04

    $3.47 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15151

    Office

    $120.12

    Facility

    $92.51

    $3.25 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15151

    Office

    $131.43

    Facility

    $102.57

    $8.06 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15151

    Office

    $120.77

    Facility

    $95.32

    $2.60 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15151

    Office

    $125.48

    Facility

    $97.45

    $2.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15151

    Office

    $126.12

    Facility

    $97.48

    $2.75 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15151

    Office

    $119.45

    Facility

    $93.83

    $3.92 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15151

    Office

    $114.16

    Facility

    $86.44

    $9.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15151

    Office

    $113.57

    Facility

    $88.37

    $9.80 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $126.00

    Facility

    $96.67

    $2.63 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $120.16

    Facility

    $94.93

    $3.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $121.71

    Facility

    $94.24

    $1.66 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $123.29

    Facility

    $95.68

    $0.08 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $123.08

    Facility

    $95.74

    $0.29 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $122.60

    Facility

    $95.07

    $0.77 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $131.75

    Facility

    $104.22

    $8.38 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 15151

    Office

    $121.42

    Facility

    $95.11

    $1.95 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15151

    Office

    $120.94

    Facility

    $94.89

    $2.43 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15151

    Office

    $119.61

    Facility

    $92.35

    $3.76 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15151

    Office

    $125.48

    Facility

    $97.45

    $2.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15151

    Office

    $116.57

    Facility

    $89.12

    $6.80 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15151

    Office

    $124.41

    Facility

    $95.22

    $1.04 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15151

    Office

    $135.31

    Facility

    $101.29

    $11.94 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15151

    Office

    $111.87

    Facility

    $85.31

    $11.50 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15151

    Office

    $126.76

    Facility

    $102.67

    $3.39 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 15151

    Office

    $120.91

    Facility

    $93.19

    $2.46 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15151 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$111.03

$153.14

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$153.141
AL$112.581
AR$111.031
AZ$121.501
CA$122.78–$143.8629
CO$125.161
CT$133.411
DC$138.391
DE$123.371
FL$131.74–$152.573
GA$123.77–$129.502
GU$124.171
HI$124.171
IA$111.491
ID$112.981
IL$130.88–$147.554
IN$113.501
KS$112.801
KY$119.011
LA$119.56–$124.962
MA$125.21–$134.512
MD$125.06–$138.393
ME$115.47–$118.702
MI$123.63–$135.192
MN$114.761
MO$118.83–$123.203
MS$114.861
MT$125.221
NC$116.321
ND$115.331
NE$111.521
NH$124.951
NJ$133.47–$137.442
NM$125.011
NV$122.511
NY$118.12–$151.945
OH$121.611
OK$116.881
OR$120.12–$126.842
PA$120.77–$131.432
PR$125.481
RI$126.121
SC$119.451
SD$114.161
TN$113.571
TX$120.16–$131.758
UT$120.941
VA$119.61–$138.392
VI$125.481
VT$116.571
WA$124.41–$135.312
WI$111.871
WV$126.761
WY$120.911

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Where does this rate apply?

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 15151 in Delaware, the physician’s office rate is $123.37 and the facility-setting rate is $95.98: a difference of $27.39.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 15151 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$135.71

$123.37 × 110% = $135.71

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 15151 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,499

Code
15151
Physician work
1.95
Practice expense
1.30
Malpractice
0.50

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15151 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.95× 1.0051.9597
Practice expense1.30× 0.9881.2844
Malpractice0.50× 0.8990.4495
Total RVUs3.6936
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$123.37

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.951.005
Practice expense1.30.988
Malpractice0.50.899

(1.95 × 1.005 + 1.3 × 0.988 + 0.5 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $123.37

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.951.005
Practice expense0.470.988
Malpractice0.50.899

(1.95 × 1.005 + 0.47 × 0.988 + 0.5 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $95.98

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

15151 · Office / nonfacility

$123.37

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $8.43 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $114.94 to $123.37 (7.3%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $114.94changed to$123.37

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.00 changed to 1.95
    • Practice expense RVU 1.06 changed to 1.30
    • Malpractice RVU 0.51 changed to 0.50
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.988
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.949 changed to 0.899

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $114.94

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$123.37$95.98RVU26D
2026-07-01$123.37$95.98RVU26C
2026-04-01$123.37$95.98RVU26B
2026-01-01$123.37$95.98RVU26A
2025-10-01$114.94$105.00RVU25D
2025-07-01$114.94$105.00RVU25C
2025-04-01$114.94$105.00RVU25B
2025-01-01$114.94$105.00RVU25A

15151 billing questions

Can 15151 be reported without 15150?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with 15150 for the initial cultured skin graft area on the trunk, arms, or legs.

How is the number of units determined?

Report one unit for each additional 100 sq cm or part thereof beyond the initial area. For infants and children measured by body surface area, use 15152 for each additional 1% instead.

When should 15152 be used instead?

Use 15152 for additional cultured skin graft area on the trunk, arms, or legs when the area is measured in 1% increments of an infant’s or child’s body surface area. Code 15151 represents additional 100 sq cm increments.

Does 15151 have its own global period?

Medicare pays this add-on within the global period of the primary procedure, 15150.

What documentation supports the units?

Record the cultured autologous graft, treated body site, total area covered, and the additional area beyond the initial area. The measured area should support each unit billed.

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.

RVUs for 15151PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,499 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
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