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Zinc Paste Impregnated Bandage, Nonelastic

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A6456

Zinc paste impregnated bandage, nonelastic, 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 Zinc Paste Impregnated Bandage, Nonelastic cost?

$1.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.10 from a physician practice, and about $1.26 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$1.10$0.85 to $1.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.26$1.26 to $2.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20facility $1professional $1

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
$1.12
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$1.10

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$1.12

MN $1.74KY $0.89

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.