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Long Leg Cast Application

Alabama rates for HCPCS 29345

Application of a rigid cast that extends from the upper thigh down to the toes, used to immobilize the knee, lower leg, and ankle while a fracture, sprain, or post-surgical injury heals. This covers the cast material and application itself, not any separate visit or x-ray.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$120 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$275 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $115 to $977Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $95 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $158

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
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
6 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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$158

AK $398FL $107

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.