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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Colorado rates for HCPCS A6449

Light compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, width greater than or equal to 3 in and less than 5 in, per yd

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in cost?

$1.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.38 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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$1.38$1.05 to $1.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.51 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0facility $2professional $1

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
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Wisconsin than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $1.38 · 46th of 51
WI $2.51CA $1.26

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.