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Ankle and Foot Strapping

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $35.48 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 8 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$35.48$25.12 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $1,479Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $35professional $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
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $29.51 · 29th 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.