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Knee Strapping/Taping

South 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$29.51$21.38 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$33.88 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $21 to $479Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $66professional $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
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 44th 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.