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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 July 2026.

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

$1.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $2.14 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 8 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$1.51$1.20 to $1.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.14$1.74 to $3.09

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $12Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$1.51
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$2.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$100.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$1.55

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.