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Conforming Bandage, Sterile, Width 3 to 5 in

South Dakota 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?

$0.46

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.46 from a physician practice, and about $0.63 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.46$0.33 to $0.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.63$0.54 to $0.65

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$2.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.59
Typical High
$0.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$1.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.54
Typical High
$0.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.44
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$0.44
4 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
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 South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$0.46

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.