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Long Arm Cast Application

Louisiana 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 6 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$100$81.28 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$117 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $85 to $977Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $63 to $158
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $245professional $100

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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $110 · 25th 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.