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Long Arm Cast Application

Colorado rates for HCPCS 29065

This service applies a rigid cast that extends from the shoulder area down to the hand, immobilizing the elbow and forearm. It is used to support healing after an injury such as a fracture involving the upper arm, elbow, or forearm.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Long Arm Cast Application cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$85.11 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$363 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,129Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$112

AK $275KY $75.86

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.