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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

New York 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 9 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$251$200 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,514 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $245 to $7,413Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$199.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 51

$309

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.