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Long Leg Cast Application

South Dakota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$126 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $117 to $257Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $138professional $229

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
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
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
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$229

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.