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Alginate or Other Fiber Gelling Wound Filler

Virginia 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 8 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$4.57$3.55 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$5.25 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6professional $5

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
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$100.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $4.57 · 32nd 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.