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Application Of A Chest Strapping

Louisiana 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$33.11$23.99 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$24.55 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $22 to $631Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $135professional $33

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
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$33.88

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.