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CPT 15110: Epidermal Autograft, Trunk/Arms/Legs
CPT code 15110 represents the harvesting and placement of an epidermal autograft from the trunk, arms, or legs, covering the first 100 cm² (or one percent body area in infants/children). This surgical grafting code is relevant for treatment of burns and other epidermal defects where autologous epidermal tissue is required for wound coverage and healing. Nationally, epidermal autografting has implications for surgical planning, device use, and inpatient or outpatient procedural billing.
Key payers covered in this analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise explanation of the clinical service and typical sites of service, paired with guidance on common coding relationships and associated diagnosis contexts. The publication summarizes how this code is used in clinical workflows, its linkage to burn and wound care diagnoses, and the most relevant adjacent billing codes for additional graft area reporting.
This summary prepares clinicians, coders, and policy analysts to understand where CPT code 15110 fits within surgical wound management and billing frameworks, and what to expect when documenting the initial graft area versus additional units.
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Billing Code Overview
CPT code 15110 describes the harvesting and placement of an epidermal autograft taken from the trunk, arms, or legs. The service covers the initial portion of harvested graft tissue — the first 100 cm² or less for an adult, or one percent of body area for an infant or child. This procedure is a surgical skin grafting service performed to repair areas of damaged or missing epidermis.
Service Type: Epidermal autograft harvesting and placement
Typical Site of Service: Operating room, procedure suite, or other surgical setting
National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National benchmarks show that average commercial reimbursement as represented by BUCA ($1,089.90) exceeds Medicare's mean ($921.70) by $168.20, indicating higher commercial average payment levels for CPT 15110. Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group have higher mean rates than BUCA and Cigna, while Aetna averages lower than Medicare.
Dispersion varies notably: compute P75–P25 ranges to compare payers. Blue Cross Blue Shield range is $584.70 (P75 $1,360.70 minus P25 $743.60), UnitedHealth Group range is $774.00 (P75 $1,603.00 minus P25 $825.10), Cigna range is $675.70 (P75 $1,531.30 minus P25 $785.60), BUCA range is $569.10 (P75 $1,345.10 minus P25 $744.00), and Aetna range is $155.50 (P75 $838.40 minus P25 $622.90). Aetna shows the tightest P25–P75 band, while UnitedHealth Group is the widest, with the others falling in between.