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Long Leg Cast Application

New Mexico 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$145$117 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$191 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,318Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $71 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $145

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
$100.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
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
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 29th of 51

$148

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.