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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 October 2026.

How much does Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in cost?

$1.74

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.74 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.74$1.26 to $2.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$8.51 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $2 to $30Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20facility $17professional $2

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
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.55
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.18

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$1.74

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.