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Long Leg Cast Application

North Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$141 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$110 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $89 to $891Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $112 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $141professional $209

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
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
8 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
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$204

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.