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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

New Mexico 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?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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$1.10 to $1.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$2.29 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $30Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$3.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 41st of 51

$1.48

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.