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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 October 2026.

How much does Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$1.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.23 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.23$1.05 to $1.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$2.69 to $4.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 41st of 51

$1.23

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.