Zinc paste band w >=3"<5"/yd cost at US hospitals
Zinc paste band w >=3"<5"/yd · HCPCS A6456
$1.95
lowest cash price
$17.56
national median
$403.20
highest cash price
85
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.95–$403.20 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Jan 1, 2026 ($4.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($31.20)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $19.99 | $20.85 | $34.16 |
| California | 11 | $8.15 | $17.70 | $23.51 |
| Colorado | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 27 | $1.95 | $34.45 | $42.25 |
| Illinois | 9 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Iowa | 11 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Kansas | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 11 | $2.47 | $2.47 | $2.47 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 2 | $10.05 | $10.05 | $10.05 |
| Montana | 1 | $15.86 | $15.86 | $15.86 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 19 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 8 | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| 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 | 26 | $26.68 | $26.68 | $29.90 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $6.60 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Oregon | 5 | $10.89 | $10.89 | $10.89 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | $33.00 | $403.20 | $403.20 |
| 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 | 19 | $12.88 | $17.56 | $25.17 |
| Virginia | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 7 | $12.61 | $12.61 | $32.57 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |