$839.39
15100 is for a split-thickness autograft. Use 15150 when cultured autologous skin is applied to the trunk, arms, or legs.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15150 Cultured skin graft Medicare reimbursement rates in Kansas
Reports placement of cultured autologous skin on the trunk or limbs for the initial grafted area, commonly in treatment of extensive burns or wounds. Compare 15150 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kansas.
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 15150 in Kansas?
Kansas 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
$686.75
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$554.50
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
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 15150: Trunk or limb cultured skin graft
Reports placement of cultured autologous skin on the trunk or limbs for the initial grafted area, commonly in treatment of extensive burns or wounds.
This code represents placement of a patient’s cultured skin cells as a graft on the trunk, arms, or legs. It is used for the initial grafted area: up to 100 sq cm, or the corresponding body-surface-area measure for infants and children. Burn and reconstructive surgeons may use this approach for extensive burns or other large wounds when cultured autologous skin is selected. The service includes the graft application, not simply harvesting a skin sample to begin cell culture.
Select the code based on the recipient site and the area treated, and document the grafted area or the applicable pediatric body-surface-area measure. Additional area is reported with the corresponding add-on code, 15151 or 15152, according to the applicable measurement basis. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is not appropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 15150
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.16 · 40%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.24 · 49%
- Malpractice RVU2.46 · 11%
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.
15150 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kansas, from the same CMS release.
$818.49
15110 represents an epidermal autograft, not a cultured skin autograft. The graft method determines which code applies.
$702.69
15130 represents a dermal autograft. It is not the code for placement of cultured autologous skin.
$774.20
Both codes describe cultured skin grafting, but 15155 is for specified head, hand, foot, and genital sites; 15150 is for the trunk and limbs.
Compare 15150 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$686.75
Facility
$554.50
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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 15150 in Kansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,498
- Code
- 15150
- Physician work
- 9.16
- Practice expense
- 11.24
- Malpractice
- 2.46
GPCI2026.csv
54
- Locality
- Kansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.904
- Malpractice
- 0.504
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.16 | × 1.000 | 9.1600 |
| Practice expense | 11.24 | × 0.904 | 10.1610 |
| Malpractice | 2.46 | × 0.504 | 1.2398 |
| Total RVUs | 20.5608 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Kansas$686.75
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.16 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 11.24 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 2.46 | 0.504 |
(9.16 × 1 + 11.24 × 0.904 + 2.46 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $686.75
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.16 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 6.86 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 2.46 | 0.504 |
(9.16 × 1 + 6.86 × 0.904 + 2.46 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $554.50
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.
15150 billing questions
How is 15150 different from 15155?
15150 is for the trunk, arms, or legs. 15155 is the corresponding initial-area cultured skin graft code for the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia.
When should 15151 or 15152 be reported with 15150?
Use the applicable add-on code for grafted area beyond the initial area. The choice depends on whether the additional area is measured in 100-sq-cm units or by the pediatric body-surface-area measure.
Can a split-thickness graft code be reported instead?
No, not for the same cultured skin graft service. Code 15100 describes a different graft method; select the code that reflects the technique actually performed.
What documentation supports 15150?
Document the recipient site, cultured autologous graft application, and area treated. For an infant or child, document the body-surface-area measure used to select the code.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be billed?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 15150, and co-surgeons are not permitted for this code.
Does the 90-day global period include postoperative care?
Yes. Related postoperative care for 90 days and the day-before preoperative visit are included in the global period.
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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