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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Colorado 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$200 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,248Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $162 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $257

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
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
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$263

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.