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High Compression Bandage, Elastic

Colorado rates for HCPCS A6452

High compression bandage, elastic, knitted/woven, load resistance greater than or equal to 1.35 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 High Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$3.47 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$3.55 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10facility $6professional $4

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
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.01
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
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$1.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 50th of 51

$3.55

HI $9.12UT $3.47

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.