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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Florida 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$16.22 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$42.66 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $25 to $2,692Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$100$1K$10Kfacility $91professional $22

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
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.02
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$2,137.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
6 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
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$22.91

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.