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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Virginia 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$162 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$195 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,074Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $141 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $525professional $186

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
$177.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
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
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th of 51

$186

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.