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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Montana 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?

$1.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 from a physician practice, and about $2.40 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$1.48$0.79 to $2.40
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.40$2.04 to $2.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$77,624.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.41

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$1.95

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.