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Hip Spica Cast Application, Full Or 1.5-Leg

North Carolina 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$302$224 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$257 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,571Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $170 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $302

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
$169.82
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$309

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.