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Long Arm Cast Application

Minnesota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$120 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$145 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $93 to $871Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $87 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $309professional $182

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
$67.61
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.23

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$191

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.