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Knee Strapping/Taping

Michigan 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$33.88$23.99 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$30.20 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $24 to $724Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $49professional $34

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
$23.44
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$147.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$33.88

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.