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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Indiana 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$26.30$17.78 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$166 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $29 to $5,129Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $26

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
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
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
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
XS · Separate structure
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$26.30

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.