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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Michigan 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?

$1.58

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.58 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.55 from a physician practice, and about $2.45 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 8 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$1.55$1.29 to $2.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.45$2.34 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $20Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20facility $2professional $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
$1.86
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.57
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$5.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.74

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Wisconsin than in California. 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.

Michigan· 23rd of 51

$1.58

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.