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CPT code 29540: Ankle/foot strapping, supportive tape application2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Queens, NY

Reports supportive strapping applied to an ankle or foot, such as to stabilize a sprain or limit painful motion during treatment.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality120.3K Medicare services in 2024

In Queens, NY, Medicare pays $31.93 for 29540 in the office and $16.92 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$31.93Office (non-facility)
$16.92Hospital or facility
+13.8%vs the national office rate ($28.06)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 29540 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 29540 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Queens, NY
  2. What 29540 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 29540 covers

This service involves applying tape or similar strapping to support an ankle or foot, limit movement, or help manage a condition such as an ankle sprain or instability. Physicians, podiatrists, and other clinicians who provide musculoskeletal care may apply it in an office or outpatient setting. The application is distinct from immobilizing the lower leg with a splint and from strapping focused on the toes.

Select the code for the ankle or foot site treated and document the clinical reason, laterality, and application performed. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When both sides are treated in the same session, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. If multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. CMS does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Queens, NY compares for 29540

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 29540 runs from $25.55 in Arkansas to $35.34 in San Benito County, CA. Queens, NY pays $31.93. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

29540 in Queens, NY vs other payment areas
  1. Queens, NY · this page$31.93
  2. Manhattan, NY · New York$31.78−$0.15
  3. NYC suburbs and Long Island, NY · New York$32.44+$0.51
  4. Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NY · New York$30.20−$1.73
  5. Rest of New York · New York$27.04−$4.89
  6. Los Angeles, CA · California$30.87−$1.06
  7. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$31.41−$0.52

Other areas in New York first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

29540 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Miami, FLFlorida$30.18$16.96
Chicago, ILIllinois$29.52$16.76
AlaskaAlaska$34.89$21.37
AlabamaAlabama$25.83$14.72
ArkansasArkansas$25.55$14.64
ArizonaArizona$27.47$15.17
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$29.28$15.37
Chico, CACalifornia$29.19$15.28

29540 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$25.55

$34.89

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29540 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$34.891
AL$25.831
AR$25.551
AZ$27.471
CA$29.19–$35.3429
CO$28.911
CT$29.631
DC$31.411
DE$27.851
FL$27.93–$30.183
GA$26.70–$28.532
GU$29.601
HI$29.601
IA$26.231
ID$26.381
IL$27.37–$29.524
IN$26.491
KS$26.181
KY$26.381
LA$26.36–$27.352
MA$28.82–$31.252
MD$28.27–$31.413
ME$26.53–$27.562
MI$26.94–$28.242
MN$27.771
MO$26.05–$27.373
MS$25.801
MT$28.051
NC$26.731
ND$27.461
NE$26.331
NH$28.521
NJ$29.98–$31.222
NM$27.071
NV$27.901
NY$27.04–$32.445
OH$26.821
OK$26.301
OR$27.70–$29.602
PA$26.82–$29.072
PR$28.201
RI$28.661
SC$26.811
SD$27.391
TN$26.291
TX$26.69–$28.808
UT$27.091
VA$27.52–$31.412
VI$28.201
VT$27.421
WA$28.74–$31.772
WI$26.761
WV$26.611
WY$27.801

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How the 29540 rate is calculated

Each of 29540’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 29540

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.38

0.38 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.43

0.43 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.03

0.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.8400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$28.06

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Queens, NY inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,301

Code
29540
Physician work
0.38
Practice expense
0.43
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

81

Locality
Queens, NY
Physician work
1.064
Practice expense
1.182
Malpractice
1.442
Office calculation for 29540 in Queens, NY
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.38× 1.0640.4043
Practice expense0.43× 1.1820.5083
Malpractice0.03× 1.4420.0433
Total RVUs0.9558
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Queens, NY$31.93

Office: (0.38 × 1.064 + 0.43 × 1.182 + 0.03 × 1.442) × $33.4009 = $31.93

Facility: (0.38 × 1.064 + 0.05 × 1.182 + 0.03 × 1.442) × $33.4009 = $16.92

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Payment rules and modifiers for 29540

The CMS indicators that decide how 29540 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 29540

Ankle/foot strapping, supportive tape application

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

29540 without 50 · national office

$28.06

Ankle/foot strapping, supportive tape application

29540-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$42.09

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 29540

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 29540
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Queens, NY
Same family
29550Toe strapping, toe supportStrapping directed to the toes rather than the ankle or foot.$22.13
29530Knee strapping, supportive knee tapingStrapping in the same procedure family, performed at the knee.$32.54
29520Strapping, hip regionStrapping in the same procedure family, performed at the hip.$39.65
Used instead
29515Splint application, short legShort-leg splint application when immobilization is provided with a splint instead of strapping.$95.76

How 29540 has changed in Queens, NY

29540 · Office / nonfacility

$31.93

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $31.48 to $31.93 (1.4%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $31.48changed to$31.93

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Work GPCI 1.065 changed to 1.064
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.195 changed to 1.182
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.462 changed to 1.442

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $31.99changed to$31.48

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.42 changed to 0.43

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $31.47changed to$31.99

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $33.66changed to$31.47

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.41 changed to 0.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.03
    • Work GPCI 1.061 changed to 1.065
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.212 changed to 1.195
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.061 changed to 1.462

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $34.51changed to$33.66

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.39 changed to 0.41
    • Work GPCI 1.056 changed to 1.061
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.228 changed to 1.212
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.661 changed to 2.061

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $34.80changed to$34.51

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $34.51changed to$34.80

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04
    • Work GPCI 1.054 changed to 1.056
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.214 changed to 1.228
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.391 changed to 2.661

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $34.38changed to$34.51

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39
    • Work GPCI 1.052 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.200 changed to 1.214
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.121 changed to 2.391

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $31.32changed to$34.38

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.33 changed to 0.40

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $30.82changed to$31.32

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 0.32 changed to 0.33
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.151 changed to 2.121

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $30.77changed to$30.82

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.199 changed to 1.200
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.181 changed to 2.151

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $30.10changed to$30.77

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.03

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $29.95changed to$30.10

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $43.75changed to$29.95

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 0.63 changed to 0.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.02
    • Work GPCI 1.057 changed to 1.052
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.197 changed to 1.199
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.836 changed to 2.181

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $43.67changed to$43.75

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.69 changed to 0.63
    • Work GPCI 1.062 changed to 1.057
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.195 changed to 1.197
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.491 changed to 1.836

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $43.67

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$31.93$16.92RVU26D
2026-07-01$31.93$16.92RVU26C
2026-04-01$31.93$16.92RVU26B
2026-01-01$31.93$16.92RVU26A
2025-10-01$31.48$18.72RVU25D
2025-07-01$31.48$18.72RVU25C
2025-04-01$31.48$18.72RVU25B
2025-01-01$31.48$18.72RVU25A
2024-10-01$31.99$18.87RVU24D
2024-07-01$31.99$18.87RVU24C
2024-04-01$31.99$18.87RVU24B
2024-03-09$31.99$18.87RVU24AR
2024-01-01$31.47$18.56RVU24A
2023-10-01$33.66$20.51RVU23D
2023-07-01$33.66$20.51RVU23C
2023-04-01$33.66$20.51RVU23B
2023-01-01$33.66$20.51RVU23A
2022-10-01$34.51$21.76RVU22D
2022-07-01$34.51$21.76RVU22C
2022-04-01$34.51$21.76RVU22B
2022-01-01$34.51$21.76RVU22A
2021-10-01$34.80$21.94RVU21D
2021-07-01$34.80$21.94RVU21C
2021-04-01$34.80$21.94RVU21B
2021-01-01$34.80$21.94RVU21A
2020-10-01$34.51$21.37RVU20D
2020-07-01$34.51$21.37RVU20C
2020-04-01$34.51$21.37RVU20B
2020-01-01$34.51$21.37RVU20A
2019-10-01$34.38$21.40RVU19D
2019-07-01$34.38$21.40RVU19C
2019-04-01$34.38$21.40RVU19B
2019-01-01$34.38$21.40RVU19A
2018-10-01$31.32$21.38RVU18D
2018-07-01$31.32$21.38RVU18C
2018-04-01$31.32$21.38RVU18B
2018-01-01$31.32$21.38RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$30.82$21.35RVU17D
2017-07-01$30.82$21.35RVU17C
2017-04-01$30.82$21.35RVU17B
2017-01-01$30.82$21.35RVU17A
2016-10-01$30.77$21.33RVU16D
2016-07-01$30.77$21.33RVU16C
2016-04-01$30.77$21.33RVU16B
2016-01-01$30.77$21.33RVU16A
2015-10-01$30.10$20.62RVU15D
2015-07-01$30.10$20.62RVU15C
2015-04-01$29.95$20.52RVU15B
2015-01-01$29.95$20.52RVU15A
2014-10-01$43.75$30.46RVU14D
2014-07-01$43.75$30.46RVU14C
2014-04-01$43.75$30.46RVU14B
2014-01-01$43.75$30.46RVU14A
2013-10-01$43.67$29.84RVU13D
2013-07-01$43.67$29.84RVU13C
2013-04-01$43.67$29.84RVU13B
2013-01-01$43.67$29.84RVU13AR

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Where the Queens, NY rate applies

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29540 billing questions

When should I choose ankle or foot strapping rather than toe strapping?

Use 29540 when the strapping supports the ankle or foot. Use 29550 when the strapping is directed to the toes.

How does 29540 differ from a short-leg splint?

29540 describes supportive strapping. A short-leg splint, reported with 29515, is a different application used when the treatment calls for splint immobilization.

How is bilateral strapping reported?

When both ankles or feet are treated in the same session, report modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

What documentation supports 29540?

Document the condition being treated, the ankle or foot site and side, and the strapping application performed. For bilateral treatment, make clear that both sides were treated.

What happens when 29540 is performed with another procedure in the same session?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and pays other procedures at 50%.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 29540PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,301 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Queens, NYGPCI2026.csv, line 81 (RVU26D)

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