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Long Leg Cast Application

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 8 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$166$126 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$302 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $174 to $6,761Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $98 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,622professional $166

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
$213.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $174 · 15th of 51
AK $275WV $120

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.