Alginate dressing <=16 sq in cost at US hospitals
Alginate dressing <=16 sq in · HCPCS A6196
$7.15
lowest cash price
$18.20
national median
$105.00
highest cash price
58
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $7.15–$105.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($9.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($75.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 1 | $12.55 | $12.55 | $12.55 |
| California | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Colorado | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 48 | $7.15 | $18.20 | $44.20 |
| Illinois | 14 | $9.60 | $9.60 | $20.80 |
| Iowa | 11 | $20.80 | $20.80 | $39.48 |
| Maine | 7 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Michigan | 11 | $14.48 | $14.48 | $14.48 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 3 | $19.51 | $19.51 | $19.51 |
| Montana | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Carolina | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 22 | $13.09 | $13.09 | $23.40 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $11.88 | $11.93 | $21.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $13.00 | $78.60 | $105.00 |
| South Carolina | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 17 | $9.27 | $13.77 | $18.03 |
| Virginia | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wisconsin | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| martin north hospital | Stuart, FL | $7.15 | $2.29 – $8.25 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | $9.00 | $4.50 – $21.54 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | $9.27 | $8.46 – $10.26 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $9.60 | not published |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $9.60 | not published |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $9.60 | not published |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $9.60 | not published |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson, MT | $9.60 | not published |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee, OK | $11.88 | $16.49 – $17.99 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $11.93 | $14.28 – $14.28 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $11.93 | $14.28 – $14.28 |
| CHI St. Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | $12.55 | $13.80 – $14.49 |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro, PA | $13.00 | $8.47 – $16.91 |
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland, OH | $13.09 | $1.10 – $19.65 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $13.77 | $8.46 – $10.26 |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI | $14.48 | $7.57 – $41.50 |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield, MI | $14.48 | $7.57 – $20.73 |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: | Wyandotte, MI | $14.48 | $7.57 – $20.87 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | Clinton Twp, MI | $14.48 | $7.57 – $18.07 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $16.56 | $9.58 – $10.69 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $18.03 | $8.46 – $10.26 |
| Baptist Hospital | MIAMI, FL | $18.20 | $4.84 – $173.17 |
| Bethesda Hospital East | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $18.20 | $5.63 – $25.20 |
| Doctors Hospital | CORAL GABLES, FL | $18.20 | $4.90 – $25.20 |
| Baptist Health Hospital Doral | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $18.20 | $4.87 – $25.20 |
| Fishermens Community Hospital | MARATHON, FL | $18.20 | $4.68 – $25.20 |
| Homestead Hospital | HOMESTEAD, FL | $18.20 | $4.76 – $167.89 |
| Mariners Hospital | TAVERNIER, FL | $18.20 | $4.84 – $25.20 |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | MIAMI, FL | $18.20 | $4.79 – $25.20 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City, MO | $19.51 | not published |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $23.92 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $13.05 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $13.05 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $13.05 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $16.45 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island, IL | $20.80 | $5.13 – $16.45 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $16.45 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $13.05 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $20.80 | $5.13 – $13.05 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $21.35 | $14.28 – $14.28 |
| akron general | Akron, OH | $23.40 | $7.85 – $32.40 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $31.32 | $5.13 – $20.63 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $31.32 | $5.13 – $18.79 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines, IA | $39.48 | $5.13 – $14.51 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston, FL | $44.20 | $4.02 – $56.10 |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport, PA | $73.80 | $8.47 – $18.68 |
| UPMC Muncy | Muncy, PA | $75.00 | $8.47 – $18.09 |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $75.00 | $8.50 – $41.16 |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $78.60 | $13.15 – $104.80 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $78.60 | $16.91 – $41.16 |