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Long Leg Cast Application

Iowa 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$191 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$186 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,349Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $355professional $240

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
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
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$240

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.