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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Minnesota 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?

$2.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.51 from a physician practice, and about $4.79 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$2.51$1.82 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.79$2.45 to $7.24

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $3

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
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$2.04
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2.51

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.