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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

North Carolina 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?

$1.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.86 from a physician practice, and about $2.34 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$1.86$1.29 to $2.04
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.34$2.14 to $3.24

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $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
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.74
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1.86 · 14th 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.