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Conforming Bandage, Sterile, Width 3 to 5 in

Minnesota rates for HCPCS A6446

Conforming bandage, nonelastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to 3 in and less than 5 in, per yd

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Conforming Bandage, Sterile, Width 3 to 5 in cost?

$0.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.54 from a physician practice, and about $1.20 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$0.54$0.40 to $0.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.20$0.54 to $1.82

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5facility $1professional $1

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
$0.40
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$1.02
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.44
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.46
8 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Utah. 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$0.55

HI $0.59UT $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.