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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 October 2026.

How much does Zinc Paste Impregnated Bandage, Nonelastic cost?

$0.93

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.93 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.89 from a physician practice, and about $2.63 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$0.89$0.87 to $1.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.63$1.95 to $3.16

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1$2$5$10$20facility $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
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$1.07
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
A1 · Dressing, 1 wound
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Idaho than in Colorado. 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· 34th of 51

$0.93

ID $1.86CO $0.76

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.