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Synthetic Resorbable Wound Dressing, 16 to 48 sq in

California rates for HCPCS A6461

Synthetic resorbable wound dressing, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq in but less than or equal to 48 sq in, without adhesive border, each dressing

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Synthetic Resorbable Wound Dressing, 16 to 48 sq in cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,514.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,512Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $8 to $724
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,230professional $120

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
6 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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 53703.2 times more in California than in Louisiana. 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.

California· 1st of 51

$1,072

CA $1,072LA $0.02

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.