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Knee Strapping/Taping

North Carolina 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$39.81$28.84 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$29.51 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $19 to $347Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $52professional $40

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
$19.05
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$39.81

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.