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Tape, Waterproof

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A4452

Tape, waterproof, per 18 sq in

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tape, Waterproof cost?

$0.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.26 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.26$0.26 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$0.76 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $1 to $16Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $16professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AW · With surgical dressing
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.02
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$0.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.34
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
A1 · Dressing, 1 wound
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Montana than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$0.27

MT $0.56CO $0.23

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.