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Hip Spica Cast Application, Full Or 1.5-Leg

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 29325

This is the application of a large plaster or fiberglass cast that covers the trunk and both legs, or a variant that covers the trunk, one whole leg, and part of the other leg (a '1.5-leg' spica), used to hold the hips and legs completely still while an injury or condition affecting the hip heals. It is most often used in young children recovering from a hip problem or fracture. The cast keeps the hip joints in a fixed, stable position for an extended period.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hip Spica Cast Application, Full Or 1.5-Leg cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 5 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$275$219 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$513 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $288 to $3,715Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $162 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $275

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
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$324

CA $1,122KY $224

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.