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Long Leg Cast Application

Connecticut 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$145 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$468 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $204 to $6,607Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $182

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
4 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
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$186

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.