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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

South Carolina 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?

$2.45

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.45 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.45$1.45 to $2.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.95 to $2.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $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
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.21
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$6.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.74
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$7.08

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$2.45

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.