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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Arizona rates for HCPCS 29305

Placement of a rigid cast that extends from the chest or waist down through one leg, used to hold the hip and thigh completely still while a fracture, dislocation, or surgical repair heals. It is most often used in young children after a thighbone fracture, when the hip needs to stay in a fixed position for weeks. The cast is molded by hand while the plaster or fiberglass material sets.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg) cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$229$174 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$191 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,344Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $229

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Arizona· 34th of 51

$234

AK $692MD $178

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.