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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Nebraska 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?

$1.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.23 to $2.69.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $89Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $4professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$5.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.95
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
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$1.95

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.