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Knee Strapping/Taping

Illinois 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 6 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$32.36$24.55 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$28.84 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $17 to $372Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $56
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $54professional $32

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
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$33.11

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.