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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Alaska rates for HCPCS A6451

Moderate compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance of 1.25 to 1.34 ft lbs at 50% maximum stretch, width greater than or equal to 3 in and less than 5 in, per yd

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$2.34

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.34 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.34 from a physician practice, and about $2.40 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.34$2.34 to $2.40
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.40$2.34 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $2professional $2

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
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$3.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Rhode Island 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.

Alaska· 9th of 51

$2.34

RI $4.79CO $1.05

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.