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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Alabama 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$28.84$21.38 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$70.79 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,175Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $46
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $107professional $29

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $28.84 · 36th 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.