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Strapping of Hand or Finger

Washington, DC 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?

$30.20

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $35.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $20 to $550Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $31professional $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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$30.20

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.