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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15276 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$34.37

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$21.56

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.

Wound care

About 15276: Additional skin substitute graft, selected sites

Reports each additional 25 square centimeters, or part, of skin substitute graft applied to selected sites when total wound area is up to 100 square centimeters.

This add-on reports additional graft application area on the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits. Surgeons, dermatologists, podiatrists, and other clinicians who treat wounds may apply skin substitute grafts in office or outpatient facility settings. Examples include graft placement on a hand or foot wound; the affected body site determines which code family applies.

Use 15276 with 15275 when the total wound surface area is up to 100 square centimeters and exceeds the area represented by the primary service. Report an additional unit for each further 25 square centimeters or part thereof. For total wound surface area of 100 square centimeters or more, use the larger-area code family instead. Document the wound sites, measured surface area, and graft application. As an add-on, 15276 is billed only with its primary procedure and is paid within that procedure's global period.

CMS billing rules for 15276

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 RVU0.49 · 49%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.45 · 45%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 7%

11.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1390 by national volume

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.

15276 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

15275

Skin substitute

Face and other specified sites

$167.28

15275 reports the primary application for the selected-site family when total wound area is up to 100 square centimeters; 15276 reports additional area beyond that primary service.

15277

Skin substitute graft

Large area, special sites

$372.15

Use 15277 for the initial service when total wound surface area is 100 square centimeters or more. The 15275 and 15276 family is for total area up to 100 square centimeters.

15278

Skin substitute graft

Each additional 100 cm²

$104.59

15278 reports additional area after 15277 in the larger-area family; 15276 reports additional area after 15275 in the up-to-100-square-centimeter family.

15272

Skin substitute graft

Additional trunk, arm, or leg area

$26.41

15272 is the additional-area code for trunk, arm, or leg graft applications. Use 15276 for the selected sites covered by its family.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 15276 is $34.57—$0.20 higher than the $34.37 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

15276 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $34.37

  2. Bakersfield

    $34.57

    $0.20 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $34.37

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $34.38

    $0.01 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $34.37

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $34.37

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $36.37

    $2.00 higher than Redding

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 15276 ranges from $30.48 in Arkansas to $41.85 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

  • Madera

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15276

    Office

    $38.40

    Facility

    $22.99

    $4.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15276

    Office

    $36.05

    Facility

    $22.23

    $1.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15276

    Office

    $35.13

    Facility

    $22.32

    $0.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15276

    Office

    $35.69

    Facility

    $22.09

    $1.32 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15276

    Office

    $35.55

    Facility

    $22.00

    $1.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15276

    Office

    $36.10

    Facility

    $22.12

    $1.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15276

    Office

    $40.19

    Facility

    $23.70

    $5.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15276

    Office

    $40.11

    Facility

    $23.62

    $5.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15276

    Office

    $41.09

    Facility

    $24.24

    $6.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15276

    Office

    $40.77

    Facility

    $23.91

    $6.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15276

    Office

    $35.02

    Facility

    $21.70

    $0.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15276

    Office

    $36.23

    Facility

    $22.02

    $1.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15276

    Office

    $35.60

    Facility

    $21.97

    $1.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15276

    Office

    $36.57

    Facility

    $22.21

    $2.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15276

    Office

    $38.28

    Facility

    $22.87

    $3.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $21.56

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 15276

    Office

    $37.56

    Facility

    $23.79

    $3.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 15276

    Office

    $37.93

    Facility

    $25.76

    $3.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 15276

    Office

    $36.95

    Facility

    $25.20

    $2.58 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 15276

    Office

    $38.59

    Facility

    $25.00

    $4.22 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 15276

    Office

    $41.85

    Facility

    $29.40

    $7.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15276

    Office

    $30.84

    Facility

    $20.61

    $3.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15276

    Office

    $30.48

    Facility

    $20.44

    $3.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15276

    Office

    $32.93

    Facility

    $21.60

    $1.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15276

    Office

    $34.38

    Facility

    $21.94

    $0.01 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15276

    Office

    $35.71

    Facility

    $23.12

    $1.34 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 15276

    Office

    $33.40

    Facility

    $21.85

    $0.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15276

    Office

    $35.82

    Facility

    $23.98

    $1.45 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15276

    Office

    $34.25

    Facility

    $23.07

    $0.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15276

    Office

    $34.49

    Facility

    $22.62

    $0.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15276

    Office

    $32.56

    Facility

    $22.13

    $1.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15276

    Office

    $34.81

    Facility

    $21.52

    $0.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15276

    Office

    $31.05

    Facility

    $20.35

    $3.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15276

    Office

    $31.30

    Facility

    $20.55

    $3.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15276

    Office

    $34.90

    Facility

    $24.15

    $0.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15276

    Office

    $33.74

    Facility

    $23.07

    $0.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15276

    Office

    $36.06

    Facility

    $24.05

    $1.69 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15276

    Office

    $31.44

    Facility

    $20.60

    $2.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15276

    Office

    $31.13

    Facility

    $20.56

    $3.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15276

    Office

    $31.87

    Facility

    $21.48

    $2.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15276

    Office

    $33.17

    Facility

    $22.17

    $1.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15276

    Office

    $31.91

    Facility

    $21.56

    $2.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15276

    Office

    $37.06

    Facility

    $23.11

    $2.69 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15276

    Office

    $34.32

    Facility

    $22.01

    $0.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15276

    Office

    $35.65

    Facility

    $23.10

    $1.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15276

    Office

    $33.89

    Facility

    $22.06

    $0.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15276

    Office

    $31.65

    Facility

    $20.89

    $2.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15276

    Office

    $32.74

    Facility

    $21.15

    $1.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15276

    Office

    $34.81

    Facility

    $23.53

    $0.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15276

    Office

    $32.73

    Facility

    $22.06

    $1.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15276

    Office

    $32.52

    Facility

    $20.50

    $1.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15276

    Office

    $32.76

    Facility

    $21.79

    $1.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15276

    Office

    $33.02

    Facility

    $21.89

    $1.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15276

    Office

    $31.60

    Facility

    $21.52

    $2.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15276

    Office

    $31.04

    Facility

    $20.97

    $3.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15276

    Office

    $33.73

    Facility

    $22.04

    $0.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15276

    Office

    $31.88

    Facility

    $20.98

    $2.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15276

    Office

    $32.35

    Facility

    $20.66

    $2.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15276

    Office

    $31.12

    Facility

    $20.33

    $3.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15276

    Office

    $34.06

    Facility

    $21.89

    $0.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15276

    Office

    $37.33

    Facility

    $23.77

    $2.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15276

    Office

    $36.00

    Facility

    $23.23

    $1.63 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15276

    Office

    $32.96

    Facility

    $22.24

    $1.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15276

    Office

    $33.36

    Facility

    $21.66

    $1.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15276

    Office

    $39.63

    Facility

    $25.73

    $5.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15276

    Office

    $36.39

    Facility

    $23.59

    $2.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15276

    Office

    $38.55

    Facility

    $24.73

    $4.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15276

    Office

    $32.29

    Facility

    $21.18

    $2.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15276

    Office

    $32.45

    Facility

    $21.77

    $1.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15276

    Office

    $31.61

    Facility

    $21.17

    $2.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15276

    Office

    $35.07

    Facility

    $22.08

    $0.70 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15276

    Office

    $32.98

    Facility

    $21.34

    $1.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15276

    Office

    $35.10

    Facility

    $22.93

    $0.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15276

    Office

    $32.37

    Facility

    $21.64

    $2.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15276

    Office

    $33.87

    Facility

    $22.05

    $0.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15276

    Office

    $34.29

    Facility

    $22.21

    $0.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15276

    Office

    $32.24

    Facility

    $21.44

    $2.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15276

    Office

    $32.18

    Facility

    $20.49

    $2.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15276

    Office

    $31.28

    Facility

    $20.66

    $3.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    $22.00

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $32.22

    Facility

    $21.58

    $2.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $33.22

    Facility

    $21.63

    $1.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $33.49

    Facility

    $21.85

    $0.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $33.37

    Facility

    $21.84

    $1.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $33.36

    Facility

    $21.75

    $1.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $34.64

    Facility

    $23.03

    $0.27 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 15276

    Office

    $32.74

    Facility

    $21.65

    $1.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15276

    Office

    $32.59

    Facility

    $21.61

    $1.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15276

    Office

    $32.79

    Facility

    $21.30

    $1.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15276

    Office

    $33.87

    Facility

    $22.05

    $0.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15276

    Office

    $32.43

    Facility

    $20.86

    $1.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15276

    Office

    $34.19

    Facility

    $21.88

    $0.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15276

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    $23.19

    $3.17 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15276

    Office

    $31.49

    Facility

    $20.29

    $2.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15276

    Office

    $32.77

    Facility

    $22.61

    $1.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 15276

    Office

    $33.13

    Facility

    $21.44

    $1.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15276 · 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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$30.48

$41.85

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$41.851
AL$30.841
AR$30.481
AZ$32.931
CA$34.37–$41.0929
CO$34.381
CT$35.711
DC$37.561
DE$33.401
FL$34.25–$37.933
GA$32.56–$34.492
GU$34.811
HI$34.811
IA$31.051
ID$31.301
IL$33.74–$36.954
IN$31.441
KS$31.131
KY$31.871
LA$31.91–$33.172
MA$34.32–$37.062
MD$33.89–$37.563
ME$31.65–$32.742
MI$32.73–$34.812
MN$32.521
MO$31.60–$33.023
MS$31.041
MT$33.731
NC$31.881
ND$32.351
NE$31.121
NH$34.061
NJ$36.00–$37.332
NM$32.961
NV$33.361
NY$32.29–$39.635
OH$32.451
OK$31.611
OR$32.98–$35.072
PA$32.37–$35.102
PR$33.871
RI$34.291
SC$32.241
SD$32.181
TN$31.281
TX$32.22–$34.648
UT$32.591
VA$32.79–$37.562
VI$33.871
VT$32.431
WA$34.19–$37.542
WI$31.491
WV$32.771
WY$33.131

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 15276 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $34.37 and the facility-setting rate is $21.56: a difference of $12.81.

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 15276 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$37.81

$34.37 × 110% = $37.81

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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 15276 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,517

Code
15276
Physician work
0.49
Practice expense
0.45
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15276 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.49× 1.0170.4983
Practice expense0.45× 1.0960.4932
Malpractice0.07× 0.5360.0375
Total RVUs1.0291
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$34.37

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.491.017
Practice expense0.451.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(0.49 × 1.017 + 0.45 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $34.37

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.491.017
Practice expense0.11.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(0.49 × 1.017 + 0.1 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $21.56

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

15276 · Office / nonfacility

$34.37

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.03 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $32.34 to $34.37 (6.3%).

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

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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

    $32.34changed to$34.37

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.50 changed to 0.49
    • Practice expense RVU 0.42 changed to 0.45
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.07
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $32.34

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$34.37$21.56RVU26D
2026-07-01$34.37$21.56RVU26C
2026-04-01$34.37$21.56RVU26B
2026-01-01$34.37$21.56RVU26A
2025-10-01$32.34$23.85RVU25D
2025-07-01$32.34$23.85RVU25C
2025-04-01$32.34$23.85RVU25B
2025-01-01$32.34$23.85RVU25A

15276 billing questions

When is 15276 reported with 15275?

Report 15276 for additional grafted area beyond the initial area represented by 15275, when total wound surface area is up to 100 square centimeters. It is an add-on and must accompany the primary code.

How is the number of units determined?

Count each additional 25 square centimeters, or part thereof, beyond the area reported with 15275. The documentation should support the measured wound surface area treated.

What if the total wound area is 100 square centimeters or more?

Use the larger-area family, beginning with 15277 and adding 15278 for further area, rather than reporting 15275 and 15276.

Can 15276 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code reported with 15275 when the selected-site wound area falls within the up-to-100-square-centimeter family.

Which sites belong to this code family?

The family covers the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and multiple digits. Trunk, arm, and leg wounds use a different code family.

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 15276PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,517 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet