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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Maryland 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 6 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$229$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$47.86 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $37 to $1,820Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $229

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$229

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.