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Ankle and Foot Strapping

North Carolina 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 7 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$34.67$25.70 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$28.84 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $20 to $302Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $76
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $56professional $35

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
$26.92
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $35.48 · 10th 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.