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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$23.99 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$22.91 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $17 to $245Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $48
$20$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.16

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in 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.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$30.20

AK $69.18VA $22.91

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.