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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Louisiana 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?

$1.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.41 from a physician practice, and about $0.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.41$1.23 to $1.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.13$0.13 to $3.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5facility $0professional $1

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
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.51

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 31st of 51

$1.41

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.