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Light Compression Bandage, Width Under 3 in

Minnesota rates for HCPCS A6448

Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width less than 3 in, per yd

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light Compression Bandage, Width Under 3 in cost?

$1.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.62 from a physician practice, and about $4.68 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 6 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$1.62$1.32 to $1.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.68$1.95 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $5professional $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
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$2.40

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Rhode Island. 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· 1st of 51

$1.62

MN $1.62RI $0.81

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.