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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $282 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$257$234 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$257 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $525Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $162 to $407
$100$200$500facility $282professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd 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.