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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 July 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$28.18$21.88 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$42.66 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $29 to $288Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $50
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $148professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $29.51 · 32nd 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.