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Alginate or Other Fiber Gelling Wound Filler

Kentucky rates for HCPCS A6199

Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound filler, sterile, per 6 in

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alginate or Other Fiber Gelling Wound Filler cost?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $4.37 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.72$3.31 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$3.80 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $4professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.90

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $3.72 · 51st of 51
MN $7.41KY $3.72

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.