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Long Leg Cast Application

Minnesota 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$263$178 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$324 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,380Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $126 to $501
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $490professional $263

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
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $269 · 3rd 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.