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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$1.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.58 from a physician practice, and about $1.74 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.58$1.41 to $1.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.74$1.74 to $3.63

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.66

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Vermont than in Missouri. 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$1.62

VT $4.79MO $1.51

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.