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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $117 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$32.36 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$72.44 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $29 to $794Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $25 to $100
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $117professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $50.12 · 2nd of 51
AK $52.48TX $25.70

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.