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Long Arm Cast Application

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Long Arm Cast Application cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$148$93.33 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$126 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $69 to $275
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $251professional $148

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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $155 · 6th 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.