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Procedure price report · Skin graft

Split-thickness graft to face, hands or genitals, first area

CPT 15120the billing code this page is about

Transfer of a thin layer of the patient's own skin onto a wound of the face, scalp, neck, ears, eyelids, mouth, genitals, hands or feet; covers the first 100 square centimeters, or first 1% of body area in children.

Hospitals typically charge $3,643 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,114 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,686. Most fall between $1,544 and $6,889 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,114
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,114 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,039$1,768$3,643$5,983$10,721

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 10× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,039 vs $10,721).

How the prices are spread

$835 – $1,112: 65 hospitals$835$1,112 – $1,480: 80 hospitals$1,480 – $1,970: 106 hospitals$1,480$1,970 – $2,623: 126 hospitals$2,623 – $3,492: 111 hospitals$2,623$3,492 – $4,649: 187 hospitals$4,649 – $6,189: 127 hospitals$4,649$6,189 – $8,240: 103 hospitals$8,240 – $10,970: 48 hospitals$8,240$10,970 – $14,605: 52 hospitals$10,970median $3,643price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,005 of 1,114 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$835$1,11265
$1,112$1,48080
$1,480$1,970106
$1,970$2,623126
$2,623$3,492111
$3,492$4,649187
$4,649$6,189127
$6,189$8,240103
$8,240$10,97048
$10,970$14,60552

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,620
Median cash price$3,643
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.01×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,643.

Alaska: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,795 across 31 hospitalsWA$4,795Idaho: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,523 across 30 hospitalsMN$2,523Illinois: median $3,450 across 46 hospitalsIL$3,450Wisconsin: median $2,767 across 50 hospitalsWI$2,767Michigan: median $1,353 across 45 hospitalsMI$1,353New York: median $4,332 across 72 hospitalsNY$4,332Massachusetts: median $3,097 across 23 hospitalsMA$3,097Oregon: median $2,048 across 31 hospitalsOR$2,048Nevada: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $5,808 across 10 hospitalsSD$5,808Iowa: median $2,093 across 32 hospitalsIA$2,093Indiana: median $4,139 across 34 hospitalsIN$4,139Ohio: median $4,072 across 42 hospitalsOH$4,072Pennsylvania: median $4,029 across 65 hospitalsPA$4,029New Jersey: median $4,627 across 39 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $7,169 across 84 hospitalsCA$7,169Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $2,020 across 10 hospitalsCO$2,020Nebraska: median $2,558 across 11 hospitalsNE$2,558Missouri: median $3,286 across 36 hospitalsMO$3,286Kentucky: median $2,155 across 16 hospitalsKY$2,155West Virginia: median $2,307 across 19 hospitalsWV$2,307Virginia: median $5,133 across 28 hospitalsVA$5,133Maryland: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,385 across 22 hospitalsKS$1,385Arkansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $1,647 across 11 hospitalsTN$1,647North Carolina: median $2,008 across 12 hospitalsNC$2,008South Carolina: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,379 across 18 hospitalsOK$1,379Louisiana: median $2,437 across 15 hospitalsLA$2,437Mississippi: median $2,140 across 14 hospitalsMS$2,140Alabama: median $3,735 across 19 hospitalsAL$3,735Georgia: median $4,561 across 25 hospitalsGA$4,561Hawaii: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,544 across 83 hospitalsTX$4,544Florida: median $5,760 across 22 hospitalsFL$5,760
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,643. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA84$7,169+97%$2,580 – $14,605
South Dakota SD10$5,808+59%$2,104 – $8,450
Florida FL22$5,760+58%$2,855 – $10,861
Virginia VA28$5,133+41%$4,950 – $10,530
Washington WA31$4,795+32%$2,200 – $6,928
New Jersey NJ39$4,627+27%$4,001 – $9,852
Georgia GA25$4,561+25%$1,569 – $5,753
Texas TX83$4,544+25%$3,693 – $6,833
New York NY72$4,332+19%$1,822 – $6,649
Indiana IN34$4,139+14%$1,174 – $5,887
Ohio OH42$4,072+12%$1,985 – $10,293
Pennsylvania PA65$4,029+11%$1,359 – $8,025
Alabama AL19$3,735+3%$2,385 – $9,660
Illinois IL46$3,450−5%$1,206 – $6,005
Missouri MO36$3,286−10%$1,581 – $5,036
Massachusetts MA23$3,097−15%$2,196 – $5,699
Wisconsin WI50$2,767−24%$1,510 – $3,248
Nebraska NE11$2,558−30%$1,610 – $5,003
Minnesota MN30$2,523−31%$1,447 – $3,261
Louisiana LA15$2,437−33%$1,737 – $5,212
West Virginia WV19$2,307−37%$720 – $4,526
Kentucky KY16$2,155−41%$943 – $14,700
Mississippi MS14$2,140−41%$1,529 – $4,178
Iowa IA32$2,093−43%$1,537 – $3,847
Oregon OR31$2,048−44%$1,548 – $7,343
Colorado CO10$2,020−45%$1,616 – $2,561
North Carolina NC12$2,008−45%$1,349 – $4,492
Tennessee TN11$1,647−55%$859 – $4,070
Kansas KS22$1,385−62%$638 – $1,854
Oklahoma OK18$1,379−62%$1,379 – $7,043
Michigan MI45$1,353−63%$835 – $4,873
Idaho ID9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,643.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care852$4,072$1,647 – $7,090
Children’s26$3,105$2,347 – $17,152
Critical access234$2,106$1,213 – $4,867
Ownership
For-profit113$4,544$1,680 – $9,169
Government191$2,385$1,349 – $5,065
Non-profit808$3,801$1,569 – $7,063
System affiliation
Part of a system891$4,113$1,610 – $7,322
Independent223$2,233$1,273 – $4,492

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$5,624
Median cash price$3,643
Cash as a share of list, median hospital61%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 39%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

661 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,738 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,772; most fall between $1,519 and $6,912.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 661 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,112$1,652$3,738$6,006$8,768

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.9× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,112 vs $8,768).

Of the 715 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 661 gave a usable cash price; 24 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 30 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,114 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (28%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,216 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,114
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here55
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded43
Hospitals that filed this code1,216

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Skin graft family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Splt Agrft F/S/N/H/F/G/M/Dgt 1st 100 Sqcm/</1%.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Split-thickness graft to face, hands or genitals, first area (CPT 15120) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-15120-split-thickness-graft-to-face-hands-or-genitals-first-area