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Application of a Hip Spica Cast (One Leg)

Wisconsin 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$282 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$389 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,802Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $479

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
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
15 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$190.55
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 2nd of 51

$537

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.