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Application Of A Chest Strapping

Kentucky 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$38.90$28.84 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$23.99 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $1,148Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $50professional $39

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
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.24

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$38.90

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.