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Hip Spica Cast Application, Full Or 1.5-Leg

Maryland 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 6 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$186 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$166 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $41 to $2,399Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$251

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.