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Application Of A Chest Strapping

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$38.90$30.20 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$87.10 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $33 to $1,122Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$70.79
5 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
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 15th 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.