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Strapping of Hand or Finger

Colorado rates for HCPCS 29280

This service covers the application of supportive taping or wrapping to the hand or a finger, used to stabilize a minor injury such as a sprain or jammed finger, provide support after a minor procedure, or limit motion while an injury heals. It does not involve a rigid cast. It is a quick in-office service usually performed by a clinician or trained staff member.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strapping of Hand or Finger cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$22.39 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$53.70 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $30 to $5,623Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $59
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Alaska than in West 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.

Colorado· 29th of 51

$33.88

AK $60.26WV $28.18

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.