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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Kentucky 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$28.84$23.99 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$21.88 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $16 to $1,148Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $42professional $29

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
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$28.84

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.