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Long Arm Cast Application

North Carolina 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 7 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$123$89.13 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$100 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $76 to $417Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $66 to $347
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $166professional $123

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
$93.33
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $126 · 17th 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.