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Long Leg Cast Application

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$129$112 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$158 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $115 to $9,772Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $91 to $240
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $398professional $129

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
$112.20
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$138

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.