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Zinc Paste Impregnated Bandage, Nonelastic

South Dakota 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?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 from a physician practice, and about $2.04 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.48$1.02 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.04$1.74 to $2.04

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5facility $2professional $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
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$8.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$3.16
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$1.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
4 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
$0.60
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.13

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$1.48

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.