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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$269

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $407.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,762Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $251

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
$165.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 51

$269

CA $1,000KY $204

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.