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Ankle and Foot Strapping

New Mexico 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$27.54$21.88 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$34.67 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $25 to $631Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $63
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $66professional $28

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
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $28.84 · 37th 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.