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Application Of A Chest Strapping

Virginia 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$18.62 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$48.98 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $22 to $2,344Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $58
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $372professional $23

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
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
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
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.55

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 51st of 51

$23.99

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.