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How Much Does Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 14040 — Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less

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Average Medicare Payment

$558.21

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$23.1M

Services (2023)

40.2K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+4.5%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$534.39$30.5M56.2K—
2015$533.56$29.4M53.9K-0.2%
2016$536.75$29.8M54.3K+0.6%
2017$537.37$28.7M52.2K+0.1%
2018$542.61$27.7M49.7K+1.0%
2019$547.80$27.7M49.3K+1.0%
2020$556.40$22.8M39.9K+1.6%
2021$564.14$23.6M40.6K+1.4%
2022$561.69$22.9M39.8K-0.4%
2023$558.21$23.1M40.2K-0.6%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.6x more than the cheapest for this procedure. NY averages $658.23 vs AL at $422.80.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
NY$658.23$1.9M2.9K69
NJ$655.94$1.6M2.5K37
MA$615.56$488.8K79425
CO$608.56$184.4K3039
CA$607.23$4.1M6.8K178
IL$597.27$711.9K1.2K38
NV$592.70$112.6K1906
CT$581.13$149.4K25710
PA$580.25$1.2M2.0K43
MT$577.57$179.6K3114
FL$576.49$3.5M6.1K163
MI$568.14$165.9K29215
VA$559.00$371.7K66526
NH$557.60$63.0K1136
AZ$556.48$1.0M1.8K48
IN$544.41$448.6K82425
NC$543.51$672.3K1.2K40
GA$541.48$676.3K1.2K35
MN$540.49$109.7K2037
WA$538.51$500.8K93035
DE$536.81$364.5K67913
KS$536.66$131.5K24510
MO$535.21$265.5K49619
TX$533.83$1.2M2.2K55
MD$533.53$497.8K93324
OH$532.80$338.3K63526
OR$522.95$83.1K1597
MS$520.32$137.9K2658
IA$518.79$102.2K1976
SD$513.18$88.8K1734
SC$508.95$291.6K57318
OK$500.45$217.7K43510
WI$492.03$90.0K18310
NM$491.75$84.6K1726
UT$469.12$137.5K29314
KY$462.21$144.2K31211
TN$461.95$265.2K57426
AR$438.80$92.6K2119
AL$422.80$144.6K34213

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Sabatino CiattiMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNJ$379.1K561$675.67
Khawaja HassanPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryNY$287.6K398$722.55
David SingerPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryPA$260.6K455$572.69
David KikenDermatologyNJ$233.3K342$682.10
David ShrinerDermatologyTX$208.9K399$523.53
William TutroneMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNY$186.7K260$717.91
Santiago CenturionDermatologyCA$181.0K277$653.52
Tim IoannidesDermatologyFL$174.8K298$586.71
Carlos PazDermatologyCA$167.6K281$596.52
John ChungDermatologyGA$166.1K304$546.31
Jens ThieleDermatologyCA$160.3K254$631.23
Christina Steinmetz-RodriguezDermatologyTX$159.2K287$554.86
Robert SollittoMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNJ$157.5K252$624.96
Eric MarandaDermatologyMT$155.7K270$576.83
David KellyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryAZ$153.1K260$588.68
Sherif AmmarOtolaryngologyCA$146.1K250$584.59
Daniel ShurmanDermatologyPA$143.9K250$575.60
Harjot MaanMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryCA$142.6K282$505.76
Monika SrivastavaDermatologyFL$117.9K189$623.61
Lawrence ChangPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryDE$109.0K179$608.97

🤔 Is Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 14040 shows a 1.6x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 4.5% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.