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How Much Does Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 15260 — Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less

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Average Medicare Payment

$724.10

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$30.2M

Services (2023)

41.2K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+3.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$701.70$32.0M44.9K—
2015$699.00$32.6M46.0K-0.4%
2016$711.17$34.1M47.6K+1.7%
2017$707.98$33.3M46.5K-0.4%
2018$725.20$33.2M45.5K+2.4%
2019$732.29$33.4M45.1K+1.0%
2020$741.01$29.0M39.0K+1.2%
2021$750.37$30.6M40.7K+1.3%
2022$735.93$30.7M41.5K-1.9%
2023$724.10$30.2M41.2K-1.6%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. NY averages $829.46 vs MS at $594.84.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
NY$829.46$1.3M1.6K57
CT$822.89$333.3K40510
MA$816.34$1.3M1.6K46
NJ$814.38$556.2K68326
CA$801.39$2.9M3.6K114
CO$797.91$412.5K51721
IL$770.68$649.7K84336
MT$768.52$184.4K2408
PA$752.76$1.0M1.4K49
MD$749.30$583.0K77830
RI$747.17$88.9K1197
NV$747.01$274.2K36712
VA$737.38$887.1K1.2K42
OR$735.05$134.5K1839
FL$732.04$3.5M4.8K154
NC$727.52$1.2M1.6K49
TX$724.46$2.2M3.0K114
NH$720.38$252.1K3508
SC$717.19$724.4K1.0K16
WI$712.55$285.7K40116
KY$711.67$518.8K72921
MO$709.96$529.6K74629
OK$706.70$308.8K43718
WV$705.97$138.4K1965
LA$705.64$410.0K58115
MI$702.90$173.6K24712
OH$700.15$815.0K1.2K38
UT$698.27$229.0K32816
WA$697.53$1.1M1.6K46
AZ$692.44$1.2M1.8K52
MN$692.30$122.5K17712
GA$690.86$929.2K1.3K42
DE$690.23$212.6K30811
ID$686.37$73.4K1076
AR$685.42$980.8K1.4K21
IA$683.40$250.1K36613
IN$679.92$631.0K92826
KS$669.07$643.6K96213
TN$667.96$600.5K89941
AL$663.53$725.2K1.1K29
MS$594.84$259.4K43619

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
James KeaneDermatologyAR$637.3K886$719.27
William LeppardPlastic and Reconstructive SurgerySC$256.2K355$721.74
California Skin Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$182.6K195$936.65
David KellyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryAZ$164.8K213$773.64
Ads Healthcare LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$158.4K237$668.21
Thi TranDermatologyFL$150.2K190$790.52
Thomas HockerDermatologyKS$135.9K225$604.02
Michael FazioDermatologyCA$135.4K175$773.64
Mark EidDermatologyVA$135.1K178$759.07
Evan StiegelDermatologyNC$134.7K185$728.08
John ChapmanDermatologyLA$134.7K179$752.35
Gregory BriccaDermatologyCA$133.0K195$682.13
William CookMicrographic Dermatologic SurgerySC$130.4K183$712.73
Emily TierneyDermatologyMA$129.5K160$809.30
Matthew ZipoliDermatologyMA$123.6K142$870.58
Benjamin SolkyDermatologyMA$120.8K142$850.59
Kevin BroughMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryKS$118.4K165$717.59
Eugene KirklandMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryOH$118.2K160$738.69
Hanspaul MakkarMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryCT$116.9K139$841.37
Jeffrey MarcusDermatologyFL$113.6K140$811.29

🤔 Is Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 15260 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 3.2% 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.