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Application Of A Chest Strapping

New Mexico 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$26.92 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$30.90 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $22 to $708Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $19 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
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
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.17

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 17th of 51

$43.65

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.