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Knee Strapping/Taping

Montana 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$38.90$30.90 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$30.90 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $30 to $87Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $23 to $68
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $50professional $39

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$43.65

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.