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Knee Strapping/Taping

Washington, DC 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?

$30.90

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.20 to $37.15.

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 $18 to $692Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 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
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$30.90

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.