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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29540

The application of tape or a similar wrapping material to support and stabilize the ankle and foot, typically after a sprain or other soft-tissue injury. It helps limit movement and provide support while the injured tissue heals, without requiring a rigid cast or brace. It's a common, quick treatment applied in an office setting after an evaluation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 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$52.48$28.18 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$36.31 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $22 to $138Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $132
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $54professional $52

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
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $52.48 · 1st of 51
AK $52.48TX $25.70

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.