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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

Virginia 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?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.41 from a physician practice, and about $2.82 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.41$1.26 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.82$1.74 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3professional $1

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
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.82

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$1.48

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.