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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

New York 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?

$1.41

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $0.17 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.51$1.23 to $2.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.17$0.17 to $2.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $6Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $0professional $2

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
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.38
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.68
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$2.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.39
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.86
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.20
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$2.04
5 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
$1.15
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.31

Where New York 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 York· 32nd of 51

$1.41

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.