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Application Of A Chest Strapping

Connecticut 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$26.30 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$331 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $44 to $5,888Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $40

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
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
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
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.37

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$40.74

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.