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Long Arm Cast Application

North Dakota 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$115 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$67.61 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $68 to $269Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $257
$100$200$500facility $98professional $155

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
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
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
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$151

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.