Strapping of knee cost at US hospitals
Strapping of knee · CPT 29530
$11.22
lowest cash price
$205.20
national median
$2,061.19
highest cash price
554
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $11.22–$2,061.19 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($147.72) → Sep 1, 2026 ($307.80)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $226.20 | $226.20 | $536.64 |
| Arizona | 13 | $46.08 | $76.67 | $269.88 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $24.90 | $27.93 | $88.90 |
| California | 82 | $18.55 | $275.60 | $1,145.97 |
| Colorado | 13 | $316.74 | $316.74 | $316.74 |
| Florida | 74 | $203.90 | $491.21 | $2,061.19 |
| Georgia | 24 | $343.98 | $343.98 | $1,475.52 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $86.40 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Illinois | 38 | $43.75 | $142.50 | $1,368.00 |
| Indiana | 26 | $79.80 | $181.20 | $379.36 |
| Iowa | 16 | $98.28 | $153.60 | $310.07 |
| Kansas | 10 | $415.51 | $415.51 | $897.04 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $71.35 | $379.36 | $723.66 |
| Louisiana | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $116.05 | $170.05 | $245.80 |
| Michigan | 26 | $182.95 | $182.95 | $250.40 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $65.46 | $81.48 | $134.40 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $33.20 | $62.73 | $178.56 |
| Missouri | 17 | $98.80 | $293.15 | $496.88 |
| Montana | 2 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $160.00 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $71.50 | $98.28 | $255.85 |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $335.80 | $335.80 | $335.80 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $140.87 | $142.67 | $151.80 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $149.94 | $149.94 | $149.94 |
| New York | 23 | $11.22 | $152.54 | $609.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $245.63 | $245.63 | $807.18 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $207.20 | $207.20 | $228.80 |
| Ohio | 53 | $19.00 | $246.60 | $655.20 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | $68.25 | $93.52 | $392.70 |
| Oregon | 12 | $50.22 | $313.65 | $597.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $243.60 | $377.30 | $764.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $65.50 | $127.00 | $290.40 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $178.40 | $181.60 | $224.80 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $30.00 | $56.85 | $56.85 |
| Texas | 100 | $39.38 | $206.78 | $723.66 |
| Virginia | 33 | $48.60 | $162.00 | $503.50 |
| Washington | 31 | $158.10 | $204.00 | $274.40 |
| West Virginia | 9 | $17.50 | $18.50 | $279.00 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | $32.33 | $110.00 | $525.55 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $296.67 | $296.67 | $296.67 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $36.74 – $179.05 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $36.57 – $179.05 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $62.61 – $238.63 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $62.61 – $238.63 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $16.24 – $2,225.50 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $53.47 – $238.63 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $29.42 – $50.51 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $16.24 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $119.21 – $333.79 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $29.42 – $239.95 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $3.72 – $35.12 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $62.85 – $141.01 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $47.44 – $274.26 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $66.53 – $239.95 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $29.42 – $239.95 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $119.21 – $333.79 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $53.47 – $238.63 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $98.88 – $198.85 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $134.01 – $201.01 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $128.29 – $3,714.00 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $62.61 – $62.61 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $62.61 – $238.63 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $17.99 – $56.54 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | not published | $24.17 – $24.17 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $94.00 – $197.70 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo, CA | not published | $42.03 – $291.44 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $73.00 – $201.55 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport, IA | not published | $123.39 – $172.74 |
| CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe, NM | not published | $52.35 – $272.04 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $120.16 – $306.24 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $116.73 – $238.37 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $114.82 – $234.70 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $122.61 – $288.13 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | not published | $74.90 – $74.90 |
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta, LA | not published | $278.69 – $278.69 |
| HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL | South Pasadena, FL | not published | $834.35 – $851.91 |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. | Chilton, WI | not published | $19.07 – $117.11 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan, KS | not published | $37.88 – $333.79 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | not published | $3.72 – $35.12 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | not published | $34.17 – $269.40 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | not published | $34.17 – $269.40 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Appleton, WI | not published | $19.07 – $260.23 |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | not published | $29.42 – $216.21 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | not published | $34.17 – $591.66 |
| Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital | New York, NY | not published | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) | Williamsport, IN | not published | $3.72 – $35.12 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | not published | $128.29 – $133.42 |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | not published | $61.09 – $183.68 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | not published | $128.29 – $3,714.00 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | not published | $18.27 – $183.68 |