go back

Conforming Bandage, Sterile, Width 3 to 5 in

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$0.41

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.41 from a physician practice, and about $0.52 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 7 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$0.41$0.33 to $0.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.52$0.48 to $0.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0facility $1professional $0

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
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.07

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Wisconsin than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $0.41 · 14th of 51
WI $0.54CA $0.28

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.