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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

New Mexico 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$200 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$200 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,318Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
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
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$251

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.