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Knee Strapping/Taping

Colorado rates for HCPCS 29530

Application of a supportive strapping or taping wrap around the knee to provide external support and limit movement after an injury or during recovery. It is a nonsurgical, temporary support measure rather than a rigid cast or brace.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Strapping/Taping cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 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$20.42 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$52.48 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $28 to $5,623Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $56
$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
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
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
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
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
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in California 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· 35th of 51

$32.36

CA $61.66WV $28.84

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.