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Unclassified Wound Filler, Gel or Paste

California rates for HCPCS A6261

Wound filler, gel/paste, per fl oz, not otherwise specified

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unclassified Wound Filler, Gel or Paste cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.09 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 9 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$2.09$1.58 to $2.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$53.70 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $50 to $158Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $23
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $63professional $2

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
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$3.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.47

Where California sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $42.66 · 1st of 51
CA $42.66KY $1.58

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.