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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 October 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$30.90 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$28.84 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $17 to $676Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $23 to $95
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $76professional $48

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
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
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
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$47.86

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.