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Light Compression Bandage, Width 3 to 5 in

West 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?

$1.51

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $1.35 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 5 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$1.35 to $1.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.35$1.35 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10facility $1professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$3.63
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.07
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
$12.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.29

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$1.51

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.