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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Michigan 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$200 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$162 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $145 to $708Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $245

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
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$245

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.