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Self-Adherent Bandage, Elastic, Width Less Than 3 in

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A6453

Self-adherent bandage, elastic, nonknitted/nonwoven, width less than 3 in, per yd

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Self-Adherent Bandage, Elastic, Width Less Than 3 in cost?

$0.68

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.68 from a physician practice, and about $0.78 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.68$0.58 to $0.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.78$0.78 to $1.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.5$1facility $1professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.49
5 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
$0.28
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$0.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$1.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$0.68

HI $0.98UT $0.37

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.