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Long Arm Cast Application

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Long Arm Cast Application cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$93.33 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$151 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,349Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $69 to $417
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $204professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $132 · 14th of 51
WI $219DE $83.18

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.