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TENSIX

California rates for HCPCS Q4146

TENSIX, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does TENSIX cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$126 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$158 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $141 to $295Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $40 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $126

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
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
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
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in North Dakota 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.

California· 26th of 51

$126

ND $224KY $40.74

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.