$18.02
Choose 29550 when the strapping is applied to the toes; 29540 is for the ankle or foot.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29540 Ankle/foot strapping Medicare reimbursement rates in Kansas
Reports supportive strapping applied to an ankle or foot, such as to stabilize a sprain or limit painful motion during treatment. Compare 29540 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kansas.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 29540 in Kansas?
Kansas has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$26.18
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$14.71
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Orthopedic procedures
About 29540: Ankle and foot therapeutic strapping
Reports supportive strapping applied to an ankle or foot, such as to stabilize a sprain or limit painful motion during treatment.
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.
CMS billing rules for 29540
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.38 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.43 · 51%
- Malpractice RVU0.03 · 4%
120.3K
Medicare services in 2024 · #513 by national volume
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.
29540 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kansas, from the same CMS release.
$75.25
29515 reports application of a short-leg splint. Choose 29540 when the service is supportive strapping rather than splint application.
$57.86
29580 is for Unna boot application. 29540 describes supportive strapping at the ankle or foot, not an Unna boot.
Compare 29540 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Kansas →
Office / nonfacility
$26.18
Facility
$14.71
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 29540 in Kansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,301
- Code
- 29540
- Physician work
- 0.38
- Practice expense
- 0.43
- Malpractice
- 0.03
GPCI2026.csv
54
- Locality
- Kansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.904
- Malpractice
- 0.504
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.38 | × 1.000 | 0.3800 |
| Practice expense | 0.43 | × 0.904 | 0.3887 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | × 0.504 | 0.0151 |
| Total RVUs | 0.7838 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Kansas$26.18
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.38 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.43 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | 0.504 |
(0.38 × 1 + 0.43 × 0.904 + 0.03 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $26.18
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.38 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.05 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | 0.504 |
(0.38 × 1 + 0.05 × 0.904 + 0.03 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $14.71
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
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 indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
3,29829515,,Application short leg splint,A,,0.71,1.64,,0.66,,0.12,2.47,1.49,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,29929520,,Strapping of hip,A,,0.38,0.65,,0.07,,0.01,1.04,0.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,30029530,,Strapping of knee,A,,0.38,0.47,,0.07,,0.01,0.86,0.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,30129540,,Strapping ankle &/foot,A,,0.38,0.43,,0.05,,0.03,0.84,0.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,30229550,,Strapping of toes,A,,0.24,0.32,,0.03,,0.02,0.58,0.29,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,30329580,,Strapping unna boot,A,,0.54,1.28,,0.09,,0.07,1.89,0.70,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,30429581,,Appl multlayer cmprn sys leg,A,,0.59,1.90,,0.09,,0.01,2.50,0.69,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5106102,IL,99,REST OF ILLINOIS,1.000,0.913,1.563
5208102,IN,00,INDIANA,1.000,0.927,0.486
5305102,IA,00,IOWA,1.000,0.915,0.397
5405202,KS,00,KANSAS,1.000,0.904,0.504
5515102,KY,00,KENTUCKY,1.000,0.889,0.915
5607202,LA,01,NEW ORLEANS,1.000,0.941,1.136
5707202,LA,99,REST OF LOUISIANA,1.000,0.885,0.958