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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Georgia 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$30.90$22.39 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$100 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $19 to $2,818Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $60
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $427professional $31

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
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
5 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
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 36th of 51

$30.90

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.