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Long Leg Cast Application

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Long Leg Cast Application cost?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $158.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $105 to $214
$100$200$500professional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 20th of 51

$151

AK $347KY $117

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.