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Moderate Compression Bandage, Elastic

Virginia 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?

$1.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.29 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.29$1.15 to $1.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$2.24 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $4professional $1

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
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$3.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$7.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.95
3 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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.17

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$1.29

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.