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Long Leg Cast Application

Louisiana 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$170$135 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$102 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $93 to $912Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $170

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
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$170

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.