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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Maine 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?

$1.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.15 to $1.41.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.82
8 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
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$1.29

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.