Billing code 15110: Epidermal graftMedicare rate & RVUs in Utah
Reports epidermal autograft coverage of a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs for the initial area unit, including the applicable pediatric measure.
Medicare pays $864.20 for 15110 in the office in Utah (Utah). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 15110 covers
This service covers harvesting a patient's epidermal tissue and placing it as an autograft on a wound of the trunk, an arm, or a leg. Plastic surgeons, burn surgeons, and other physicians performing wound reconstruction may use it for wound coverage in an operating room or outpatient procedure setting. The code represents the initial area unit: 100 square centimeters, or 1% of body surface area for infants and children, as applicable to the patient and code family.
Select the code by graft type, recipient site, and treated area; document the wound location, graft method, and area treated. Report 15111 for additional area beyond the initial unit when its criteria are met. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of 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 inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
15110 in Utah
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | $864.20 | $649.45 |
How the 15110 rate is calculated
Each of 15110’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 15110
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 10.70Practice expense 14.05Malpractice 2.19
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Payment rules and modifiers for 15110
15110 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 15110
Epidermal graft
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.71/0.19 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 15110
Epidermal graft
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
15110 without 51 · national office
$899.82
Epidermal graft
15110-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$449.91
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
15110 compared with similar codes
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15110 vs 15100 vs 15111 vs 15115 vs 15130: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 15100Skin graft
- Use 15110 for an epidermal autograft and 15100 for a split-thickness autograft to the trunk, arms, or legs. The graft type distinguishes these codes.
- 15111Epidermal graft
- 15110 reports the initial area unit; 15111 reports qualifying additional area. Do not substitute the add-on code for the initial service.
- 15115Epidermal graft
- Both codes describe epidermal autografts, but 15110 is for the trunk, arms, or legs. 15115 is for its specified face, scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital sites.
- 15130Dermal autograft
- 15130 is for a dermal autograft to the trunk, arms, or legs. Use 15110 when the graft is epidermal.
15110 billing questions
How does 15110 differ from 15100?
15110 is for an epidermal autograft; 15100 is for a split-thickness autograft. Choose based on the graft type documented, not simply the wound location or area.
When is 15111 reported with 15110?
15110 covers the initial area unit for the trunk, arms, or legs. Report 15111 for qualifying additional area beyond that initial unit.
Which recipient sites belong to 15110?
15110 covers the trunk, arms, and legs. Epidermal autografts to the face, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia are represented by the separate site-specific code 15115.
What documentation supports 15110?
Document the recipient site, epidermal graft type, wound treated, and graft area. For infants and children, capture the body-surface-area measure used for code selection.
How does the global period affect postoperative visits?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. Medicare applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction when other procedures are performed in the same session.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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