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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Iowa 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$44.67$32.36 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$44.67 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $27 to $1,349Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $26 to $76
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $83professional $45

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
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
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.47

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$45.71

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.