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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 July 2026.

How much does Ankle and Foot Strapping cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$28.18$20.42 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$32.36 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $20 to $479Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $55
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $71professional $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
$20.42
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23

Where South 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.

South Carolina $29.51 · 31st 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.