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Application Of A Chest Strapping

Alabama rates for HCPCS 29200

This procedure applies a supportive wrap, or strapping, around the chest to provide compression and support, often used after an injury such as a rib fracture or muscle strain. The wrap helps limit painful movement of the chest wall while it heals. It is a simple, nonsurgical supportive measure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Application Of A Chest Strapping cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$22.39 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$63.10 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $63 to $891Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $63professional $30

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Alabama· 32nd of 51

$35.48

AK $83.18VA $23.99

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.