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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Missouri 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$30.90$21.88 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$123 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $50 to $5,012Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $129
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $676professional $31

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
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
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
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.79
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
$1.48
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$33.88

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.