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High Compression Bandage, Elastic

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does High Compression Bandage, Elastic cost?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.31$4.37 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$6.92 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.75
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in California. 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$6.31

MN $8.32CA $4.17

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.