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Ankle and Foot Strapping

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$33.88$26.92 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$87.10 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $26 to $1,122Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $18 to $50
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $34

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
6 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
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$36.31

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.