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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Utah 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$204 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$302 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,467Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $186 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $234

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
$218.78
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 51

$234

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.