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High Compression Bandage, Elastic

Iowa 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.01 to $9.33.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
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
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.81

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$8.13

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.