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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$2.40

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.40 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.41 to $2.75.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $2

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
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$12.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
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
$0.91
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2.40

HI $2.69UT $1.05

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.