$28.74–$31.77
Choose 29550 for strapping directed to the toes. Choose 29540 when the ankle or broader foot is the area being strapped.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
29550 Toe strapping Medicare reimbursement rates in Washington
Toe strapping applies supportive tape to one or more toes, commonly to stabilize an injured or misaligned toe during conservative treatment. Compare 29550 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Washington.
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 29550 in Washington?
Washington has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$19.88–$22.08
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$9.68–$10.19
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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 strapping
About 29550: Supportive strapping of toes
Toe strapping applies supportive tape to one or more toes, commonly to stabilize an injured or misaligned toe during conservative treatment.
A clinician applies supportive tape to one or more toes to limit motion or help maintain alignment. A common use is buddy taping an injured toe to an adjacent toe. Podiatrists, orthopedic clinicians, and urgent care providers may perform the service in an office or other treatment setting when conservative support is appropriate.
Report this service for toe strapping, not for strapping that primarily supports the ankle or broader foot. Documentation should identify the treated toe or toes, the clinical reason for support, and the application performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are statutorily unpaid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 29550
- 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 RVU0.24 · 41%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.32 · 55%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 3%
37.3K
Medicare services in 2024 · #896 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.
29550 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Washington, from the same CMS release.
$84.75–$95.39
29515 describes application of a short-leg splint. It is a different service when the treatment calls for splint support rather than toe strapping.
$113.20–$128.68
29505 describes application of a long-leg splint, not supportive taping of the toes.
Compare 29550 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Rest Of Washington →
Office / nonfacility
$19.88
Facility
$9.68
Seattle (King Cnty) →
Office / nonfacility
$22.08
Facility
$10.19
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29550 billing questions
When should toe strapping be reported instead of ankle or foot strapping?
Use 29550 when the tape supports one or more toes. Use 29540 when the strapping is directed to the ankle or broader foot.
Is same-day evaluation or follow-up care included?
The code has a 0-day global period, and same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
How is bilateral toe strapping reported?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
What documentation supports reporting the service?
Document the toe or toes treated, the reason for support, and the strapping application. The record should make clear that support was applied to the toes rather than the ankle or broader foot.
Can an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services are statutorily restricted from payment for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
3,29929520,,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
3,30529584,,Appl mltlay cmprn sys up arm,A,,0.34,1.88,,0.05,,0.01,2.23,0.40,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00