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Long Leg Cast Application

Alabama rates for HCPCS 29355

Application of a rigid cast that extends from the thigh down to the foot or ankle, used to fully immobilize the leg while a fracture, dislocation, or surgical site heals. The cast holds the leg in a fixed position so the affected bones and joints do not move during recovery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$126 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$275 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $112 to $891Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $102 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $166

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
6 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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$166

AK $437FL $110

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.