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Long Leg Cast Application

Massachusetts 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$145 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$117 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,820Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $117 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $209

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
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
5 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
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$209

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.