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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Kansas 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?

$1.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.48 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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$1.48$1.15 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.86 to $1.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $1

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
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.66
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
$0.76
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.32

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 51

$1.78

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.