$891.99
Use 15135 for the initial dermal autograft area at the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia; 15136 captures additional area.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15136 Dermal autograft Medicare reimbursement rates in Delaware
Reports each additional area of dermal autograft placed on the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia beyond the primary area. Compare 15136 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Delaware.
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 15136 in Delaware?
Delaware has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$100.38
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Delaware
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$74.31
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Delaware
One mapped payment locality.
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.
Skin grafting
About 15136: Additional dermal autograft area, special sites
Reports each additional area of dermal autograft placed on the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia beyond the primary area.
This add-on represents additional dermal autograft coverage at the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia after the initial area is reported. A surgeon or other qualified proceduralist places the graft on a prepared wound, such as a defect following excision or tissue loss from injury or burns. The code measures additional treated area, not another patient or separate encounter.
Report 15136 with the primary dermal autograft service, generally 15135, for qualifying sites. Select units using the additional grafted area; for infants and children, the measure is each additional 1% of body area. Documentation should identify the recipient site, graft type, total area treated, and the additional area represented by the units. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure, and its payment is within that procedure’s global period.
CMS billing rules for 15136
- 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 RVU1.46 · 48%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.32 · 43%
- Malpractice RVU0.26 · 9%
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.
15136 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
$102.03
15131 reports additional dermal autograft area on the trunk, arms, or legs. Choose 15136 for the listed special sites.
$218.32
15121 is for additional split-thickness autograft area at similar special sites. 15136 describes additional dermal autograft area.
$162.41
15116 reports additional epidermal autograft area at similar special sites; 15136 is for dermal autograft.
Compare 15136 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.
1 of 1 payment localities
Delaware →
Office / nonfacility
$100.38
Facility
$74.31
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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 15136 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,497
- Code
- 15136
- Physician work
- 1.46
- Practice expense
- 1.32
- Malpractice
- 0.26
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.46 | × 1.005 | 1.4673 |
| Practice expense | 1.32 | × 0.988 | 1.3042 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | × 0.899 | 0.2337 |
| Total RVUs | 3.0052 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$100.38
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.46 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 1.32 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | 0.899 |
(1.46 × 1.005 + 1.32 × 0.988 + 0.26 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $100.38
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.46 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 0.53 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | 0.899 |
(1.46 × 1.005 + 0.53 × 0.988 + 0.26 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $74.31
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.
15136 billing questions
Can 15136 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the primary dermal autograft procedure, generally 15135 for these sites.
When is 15135 reported instead of 15136?
15135 represents the initial area of dermal autograft at the qualifying sites. Report 15136 for additional area beyond that initial area.
How are units determined for infants and children?
For infants and children, the additional-area measure is each additional 1% of body area. Document the treated area and the calculation supporting the units.
What documentation supports this add-on?
Record the recipient site, that a dermal autograft was used, the total grafted area, and the additional area beyond the primary service.
How does 15136 differ from 15131?
Both represent additional dermal autograft area, but 15136 is for the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia; 15131 is for trunk, arms, or legs.
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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