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Strapping of Hand or Finger

Connecticut 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 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$42.66$27.54 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,622 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $50 to $10,471Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $20 to $105
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $43

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$43.65

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.