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Long Leg Cast Application

West Virginia 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$145$105 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$132 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,230Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $89 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
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
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$145

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.