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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

New Mexico 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?

$1.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1.05 to $1.95.

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

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $2 to $65Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $54professional $1

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
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.66
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
$0.81
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$0.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.18

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 30th of 51

$1.48

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.