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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Tennessee 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 6 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$29.51$23.44 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$58.88 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,778Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $58
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $537professional $30

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
$22.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $30.90 · 25th 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.